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trident
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trident (trī`dənt), in Greek mythology, three-pronged fork borne by Poseidon. It was variously represented as a fishing spear, a goad, or forked lightning.
trident
(in Greek and Roman mythology) the three-pronged spear that the sea god Poseidon (Neptune) is represented as carrying

trident
three-pronged fork; attribute of Poseidon. [Gk. Myth.: Hall, 309]
See : Sea

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