Triton of the Sea by the human slaves working at the base, they almost succeeded, only to be betrayed by one of the slaves. During his battle with one of Poseidon's sons, Triton came to know Ganomosu, the big turtle who has lived for many years at sea and is very wise. Ganomosu advised Triton to live on a floating island which is his granddad's shell and is surrounded by seven whirlpools. Poseidon, who just managed to have another son with a sponge disguised as Pipiko, is unable to control this son who is destroying everything in the sea. Triton and Poseidon came to
4341 Poseidon a brightness variation of 0.08 magnitude (). A second lightcurve was obtained during the " Near-Earth Objects Follow-up Program" which gave a concurring period of hours and an amplitude of 0.07 magnitude (). A low brightness variation typically indicates that the body has a nearly spheroidal shape. This minor planet was named for the "God of the Sea", Poseidon, one of the Twelve Olympians in Greek mythology. He was also referred to as "Earth-Shaker" due to his role in provoking earthquakes, which were then thought to be caused by ocean waves beating on the shore. He was the brother of