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Queen of the sea and wife of Poseidon in Greek mythology

For other uses, see Amphitrite (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Aphrodite.

In ancient Greek mythology, Amphitrite (; Ancient Greek: Ἀμφιτρίτη, romanized:&#;Amphitrítē) was the goddess of the sea, the queen of the sea, and her consort is Poseidon.^[1] She was a daughter of Nereus and Doris (or Oceanus and Tethys).^[2] Under the influence of the Olympian pantheon, she became the consort of Poseidon and was later used as a symbolic representation of the sea.

Her Roman counterpart is Salacia, a comparatively minor figure, and the goddess of saltwater.^{[citation needed]}

Family

According to Hesiod's Theogony, Amphitrite was one of the Nereid daughters of Nereus and Doris.

The mythographer Apollodorus, however, lists her among both the Nereids, as well as the Oceanids, the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys.^[3]

Amphitrite's offspring included seals^[4]