Τρίτων [ῑ],ωνος,ὁ,
A. Triton,son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, Hes. Th. 931 , Lyc. 887 , Plb. 7.9.2 :—later in pl.Τρίτωνες, Tritons,seagods with fishes' or (sts.) with horses' tails, Mosch. 2.123 , Paus. 9.21.1 , etc.
2. the god of the Libyan lake Tritonis, Hdt. 4.179 , A.R. 4.1552 .
II. a river in Libya, joining the lake Tritonis with the sea, A. Eu. 293 , Hdt. 4.178 , 191 ;ποταμὸς Τρίτων,
= Νεῖλος , A.R. 4.269 , cf. Lyc. 576 , Plin. HN 5.53 .
2. a mountain-stream in Boeotia, running into lake Copais, Str. 9.2.18 , Paus. 9.33.7 .