Amphitrite’s Family Tree

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Family

• Doris(parent),Nereus(parent),Galatea(sibling),Psamathe(sibling),Thetis(sibling)— Marriage

  Nereus and the Oceanid Doris produced fifty daughters, the Nereids. Among them, Thetis became Achilles's mother, Amphitrite married Poseidon as queen of the sea, Galatea was courted by the Cyclops Polyphemus, and Psamathe bore Phocus to Aeacus.

• Poseidon(spouse),Rhode(child),Triton(child)— Marriage

  Amphitrite, a Nereid, fled Poseidon's courtship until a dolphin persuaded her to accept. As queen of the sea, she bore him Triton, Rhode, and other children.

Member of

• Nereids

  The Nereids were fifty sea nymphs born to the Old Man of the Sea Nereus and the Oceanid Doris, dwelling in their father's golden palace beneath the Aegean and attending Poseidon's marine court.

Associated with

• Doris

  Amphitrite, daughter of Doris and Nereus, became queen of the sea through her marriage to Poseidon. The Nereid's royal status elevated her parents' standing among marine deities.

• Scylla

  Amphitrite transformed Scylla into a monster by poisoning the pool where she bathed, jealous that Poseidon desired the beautiful sea nymph.

  ⚠ The transformation of Scylla is more commonly attributed to Circe (Ovid, Metamorphoses 14.1-74). The Amphitrite version, motivated by Poseidon's desire for Scylla, appears in later scholiastic sources.