# Triton — Bulfinch’s Mythology character guide

> Triton in Bulfinch’s Mythology by Thomas Bulfinch.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Proteus, old Triton, Proteus Triton

**First appearance:** 0005-roman-divinities

## Who they are

Sea god, son of Neptune, often depicted blowing a conch shell.

## In the story

### [The Rural Deities—Erisichthon—Rhoecus—The Water Deities—Camenae—Winds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulfinch_s_mythology_se/chapters/xxii-the-rural-deities-erisichthon-rhoecus-the-water-deities-camenae-winds)

Son of Neptune and Amphitrite, trumpeter of the sea.

### [The Rural Deities](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulfinch_s_mythology_se/chapters/the-rural-deities)

Mentioned in Wordsworth's poem as a figure from classical mythology, blowing his wreathed horn.

### [The Rural Deities](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulfinch_s_mythology_se/chapters/the-rural-deities)

Mentioned in Wordsworth's poem as a sea deity rising from the sea.

### [Amphitrite](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulfinch_s_mythology_se/chapters/amphitrite)

Son of Amphitrite and Neptune.

### [Triton and Proteus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulfinch_s_mythology_se/chapters/triton-and-proteus)

Son of Neptune and Amphitrite, described as his father's trumpeter.

### [Triton and Proteus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulfinch_s_mythology_se/chapters/triton-and-proteus)

Son of Neptune, a sea-elder known for wisdom, knowledge of the future, and shape-shifting ability.

### [Leucothea and Palaemon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bulfinch_s_mythology_se/chapters/leucothea-and-palaemon)

Mentioned in Milton's poem as 'scaly Triton' with his winding shell.

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