Pallas (daughter of Triton) Pallas (daughter of Triton) In Greek mythology, Pallas (/ˈpæləs/; Ancient Greek: Παλλάς) was the daughter of Triton, son of Poseidon and messenger of the seas. After Athena was born fully armed from Zeus' forehead, Triton acting as a foster parent to the goddess raised her alongside his own daughter, Pallas. The sea god taught both girls the arts of war. During an athletics festival, Pallas and Athena fought with spears in a friendly mock battle, where the victor would be whoever managed to disarm her opponent. At the beginning of the fight, Athena got the upper hand, until Pallas took
Poseidon (short story) Poseidon (short story) "Poseidon" (German: "Poseidon") is a small piece of prose of Franz Kafka, written in 1920. The sea god Poseidon is presented here as a disgruntled manager of the waters, which he does not really know. In the fall of 1920, Kafka broke away from his lover Milena Jesenska. It was created by a productive push a series of short prose pieces, including "The Refusal". Kafka did not publish them, therefore his friend Max Brod titled them when he published them. Poseidon is sitting at the desk and makes calculations on the waters he has to manage. For