(Τριτωνίς).
1. A nymph of lake Tritonis in Libya, who according to an ancient tradition was the mother of Athena by Poseidon. (Hdt. 4.180; Pind. P. 4.20.) By Amphithemis she became the mother of Nasamon and Caphaurus. (Apollon. 4.1495.)
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890