Case file · Folklore / legend
Lake Tritonis
Greek tradition placed Lake Tritonis, where the god Triton helped Jason's Argo back to sea and Athena was born, in what is now the salt flat of Chott el Djerid in Tunisia.
440 BCE · 33.70, 8.40 · status: legend
The account
Herodotus recounts the story. The chott is still famous for its mirages, which shimmer like a lake in summer.