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Which figure from Greek mythology gave Triton its name?
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Triton
Image of Triton, Neptune's largest satellite, captured by a camera aboard Voyager 2, 1989.
The moon Triton was named after a figure from Greek mythology: a merman and demigod of the sea who was the son of the sea god Poseidon (also known as the Roman god Neptune) and his wife, Amphitrite.12