Definitions
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- adjective mythology Of or pertaining to the classical Greek god
Triton . - adjective astronomy Of or pertaining to the largest
moon ofNeptune .
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Examples
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Now here stood a rock near the Tritonian lake; and of his own device, or by the prompting of some god, he smote it below with his foot; and the water gushed out in full flow.
The Argonautica 2008
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Such then were the gifts of the Tritonian goddess Athena.
The Argonautica 2008
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For there is another course, signified by those priests of the immortal gods, who have sprung from Tritonian Thebes.
The Argonautica 2008
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How forward and how far they bore her gladly to the waters of the Tritonian lake!
The Argonautica 2008
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Now he had buckled round his shoulders a purple mantle of double fold, the work of the Tritonian goddess, which Pallas had given him when she first laid the keel-props of the ship Argo and taught him how to measure timbers with the rule.
The Argonautica 2008
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Departure of the Argonauts, who are driven by a storm on to the Syrtes: they carry Argo on their shoulders to the Tritonian lake (1170 – 1484). —
The Argonautica 2008
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But when they had gone aboard, as the south wind blew over the sea, and they were searching for a passage to go forth from the Tritonian lake, for long they had no device, but all the day were borne on aimlessly.
The Argonautica 2008
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Departure of the Argonauts, who are driven by a storm on to the Syrtes: they carry Argo on their shoulders to the Tritonian lake (1170 – 1484). —
The Argonautica 2008
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And Amphithemis wedded a Tritonian nymph; and she bare to him Nasamon and strong Caphaurus, who on that day in defending his sheep slew Canthus.
The Argonautica 2008
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Departure of the Argonauts, who are driven by a storm on to the Syrtes: they carry Argo on their shoulders to the Tritonian lake (1170 – 1484). —
The Argonautica 2008
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