n.
In Greek mythology , a merman and a demigod of the sea.
He was the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite. According to Hesiod , Triton lived in a golden palace in the depths of the sea. He was represented as human down to the waist, which tapered into a fish tail, and he had a spiral conch shell that he blew to calm or raise the waves. Some traditions held that there were many Tritons.