Triton (mythology) "The Little Mermaid", inspired by Triton, as an undersea king, the father of the title character. In "The Little Mermaid", Triton has seven daughters for the Seven Seas, the youngest named Ariel, of whom he is very overprotective. Though, this character (and all the other ones in the Disney movie) are actually based in Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale. Triton (mythology) Triton (; "Tritōn") is a mythological Greek god, the messenger of the sea. He is the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, god and goddess of the sea respectively, and is herald for his father. He is usually represented as
USS Poseidon (ARL-12) USS Poseidon (ARL-12) The USS "Poseidon" (ARL-12) was one of 39 "Achelous"-class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Poseidon (the Greek god of the sea), she was the only ship U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. Her keel was laid down as "LST-1037" by the Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts, on 10 July 1944. She was renamed "Poseidon" and given hull classification symbol "ARL-12" on 12 June 1944; launched on 24 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Nora T. Twomey; and placed in reduced commission on 22 September 1944.