Glub glub, my underwater explorers ! Last post , we chatted about the Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Anderson, a lovely underwater tale that Disney decided to adapt into their own divine drama. I threw the notion at you that maybe, just maybe , not all of Triton’s daughters had the same mother, Queen Athena. We dove into the murky waters of Greek mythology, unraveling the lineage of Triton, who, like his uncle Zeus, also seemed to embody the endless saga of Greek sexuality. But hold on to your coconut shells, because this sea-rious exploration is far from over! In this aquatic sea-quel, we plunge into the tangled histories of Triton's daughters, exploring the cinematic adaptations from Disney's original cartoon to the new live-action movie and what it means for this theory. The core of this theory lies in challenging Disney's insistence that all seven daughters of King Triton share the same mother, Queen Athena. This assertion, when scrutinized through various lenses (
