Triton

Triton is the name of a Greek sea god, see Triton (mythology) . Further meanings are:

Triton (Culture Prize) , Culture Prize of the City of Forchheim
Triton (moon) , largest moon on the planet Neptune
Triton (motorcycle) , self-made motorcycle
Triton (Operation) , Frontex mission to monitor the EU's external borders
Triton (physics) , atomic nucleus of tritium
Triton (malware) , malware discovered in 2017
Triton (key network) , Enigma key network of the Kriegsmarine during World War II
Triton (Company) , a private equity firm
Triton International , the world's largest leasing company for ISO containers
Triton Sports Cars , former British car manufacturer
Triton Super High Roller Series , a poker tournament series
Triton X-100, a detergent used in biochemistry, see Octoxinol-9
Korg Triton , a synthesizer model
Mitsubishi Triton, a car model, see 4th generation Mitsubishi L200
MQ-4 Triton, a U.S. Navy drone, see Northrop Grumman RQ-4
an island of the Paracel Islands
a character in the film The Island of the Blessed (1913), played by Willy Prager
King and Ariel's father in the film trilogy Ariel, the Mermaid

ancient geography:

Triton (Boeotia) , river in Boeotia
Triton (Crete) , river in Crete
Triton (Propontis) , a place on the Propontis, near today's Armutlu on the Marmara Sea in the Yalova province in Turkey
Triton Promontorium , a promontory in the Propontis
In ancient written sources designation of a river as well as a lake and swamp area (see Triton Lake , also called Tritonis Lacus or Tritonis Palus ) in North Africa (or in ancient Libya, which meant North Africa apart from Egypt).

Biology:

Triton Linnaeus, 1758. A genus of snails (with the species Triton littoreus ). The name is described according to the zoological nomenclature "valid" (nomenclature "available"), but is no longer used because its assignment is unclear (a noun dubium ).
Triton Montfort, 1810. A genus of snails, today Charonia Gistel, 1847 ( Triton horns ) (younger homonym of Triton Linnaeus, 1758).
Triton Laurenti, 1768. A genus of amphibians, today Triturus Rafinesque, 1815. (younger homonym of Triton Linnaeus, 1758).

Ships:

Triton (ship, 1874) , a passenger steamer operated by Norddeutscher Lloyd in Bremen
Triton (ship, 1962) , a Thetis class submarine of the German Navy
Triton (Schiff, 1996) , a buoy laying machine for the Tönning Waterways and Shipping Office
Triton (ship, 2000) , a test ship of the British Royal Navy
Triton , cruise ship (completion 2021) of the Disney Cruise Line
Triton-1M , Russian miniature submarine
Triton-2 , Russian miniature submarine
HMS Triton , several ships of the British Navy
USS Triton , three ships of the US Navy

See also: