Amphitrite

American

[am-fi-trahy-tee] / ˌæm fɪˈtraɪ ti /

noun

an ancient Greek sea goddess, a daughter of Nereus and the wife of Poseidon.

Amphitrite British

/ ˌæmfɪˈtraɪtɪ /

noun

Greek myth a sea goddess, wife of Poseidon and mother of Triton

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The photo got a big reaction when Mr Sproat, shared it on his Instagram page with the caption: "Could it be the goddess of water Amphitrite, or our beloved late Queen Elizabeth?"

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2023

As Rivera, 27, tells it, Nymphia is the reincarnation of a Greek sea goddess, Amphitrite.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2022

To that end, she has brought Kat’s last notebooks with her aboard the British cruise ship Amphitrite.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2020

He signed his 1516 painting Neptune and Amphitrite, now in Berlin, "Joannes Malbodius".

From The Guardian • Feb. 22, 2011

All his romances with mortals, including with my mom ... well, Amphitrite probably didn’t like that much.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

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