Tρίτων

tritá

N. of a Vedic deity (associated with the Maruts, Vāyu, andﾠ Indra;
fighting like the latter with Tvāshṭra, Vṛitra, andﾠ other demons;
called Āptya <q.v.), « water-deity», andﾠ supposed to reside in the remotest regions of the world, whence RV. VIII, 47, 13-15 AV. ;
the idea of wishing to remove calamity to Tvāshṭra,
andﾠ the view of the Tritas being the keepers of nectar RV. VI, 44, 23,
similarly L. RV. II, 34, 10 TS. I TBr. I >
the notion of Trita's bestowing long life;
alsoﾠ conceived as an inferior deity conquering the demons by order andﾠ with the help of Indra RV. II; VIII, 52, 1 ;
fallen into a well he begged aid from the gods I, 105, 17; X, 8, 7 ;
as to this last myth Sāy. on I, 105 relates that 3 Ṛishis, Ekata, Dvita, andﾠ Trita, parched with thirst, looked about andﾠ found a well, andﾠ when Tvāshṭra began to draw water, the other two, desirous of his property, pushed him down andﾠ closed up the well with a wheel;
shut up there, Tvāshṭra composed a hymn to the gods, andﾠ managed miraculously to prepare the sacrificial Soma, that he might drink it himself, orﾠ offer it to the deities andﾠ so be extricated:
this is alluded to in RV. IX, 34, 4 ;
<cf. 32, 2; 38, 2; 102, 2>
andﾠ described in MBh. IX, 2095 ;
alsoﾠ Nir. IV, 6 makes him a Ṛishi, andﾠ he is the supposed author of RV. I, 105; VIII, 36; IX, 33 f. and 102; X, 1-7 ;
in epic legends MBh. IX, XII f. Ekata, Dvita, andﾠ Tvāshṭra are described as 3 brothers, sons of Gautama orﾠ of Prajā-pati orﾠ Brahmā;
elsewhere Tvāshṭra is one of the 12 sons of Manu Cākshusha by Naḍvalā BhP. IV, 13, 16 ;
cf. traitaná;
n. triplet of young (three-twin) TS. Sch.)
+ Zd. ṭhrita;
Tρίτων, τριτογενής, etc.;
- त्रितकूप