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Triton, in Greek mythology, a merman, demigod of the sea; he was the son of the sea god, Poseidon, and his wife, Amphitrite. According to the Greek poet Hesiod, Triton dwelt with his parents in a golden palace in the depths of the sea. Sometimes he was not particularized butRead More →

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POLYPHEMOS (Polyphemus) was a man-eating kyklops (cyclops) giant–a monster with a single, orb-shaped eye in the middle of his forehead. Odysseus encountered him on his return from Troy and became trapped in the giant’s cave. To escape the hero plied him with wine and as he slept plunged a burningRead More →