The Seven Princesses of Atlantica (commonly referred to as the Daughters of Triton or Ariel's Sisters) are the seven daughters of King Triton and Queen Athena, debuting in Disney's 1989 animated feature film The Little Mermaid.

Are Ariel's sisters Disney Princesses?

They appear in The little mermaid (movie and series), and Ariel's Beginning. Their kingdom is Atlantica (apparently Attina will inherit it). They are Disney princesses, but unofficial ones, because they're secondary characters.

Do Ariel's sisters represent the 7 seas?

The Seven Daughters Represent The Seven Seas

There is clearly a theme with all of their names beginning with "A," but that changes in the live-action movie. It's also not the only change for The Little Mermaid.

Do all of Ariel's sisters have the same mom?

Of course, the animated mermaids are the daughters of King Triton and Queen Athena, but that may change in the live-action version with the implication that Ariel's sisters have different mothers.

Is Ariel the only princess with a daughter?

Ariel appears as an adult in Return to the Sea and gives birth to a daughter named Melody, becoming the first, and currently, only, Disney princess to become a mother. Ariel is protective of her daughter, as Triton was of Ariel in the first film.

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What happened to Ariel's mom?

Ariel's Mother Had a Brutal Disney Death

Athena took too long to try and escape (going back for a music box she'd gotten for her husband as a gift), and she ends up crushed between the pirate ship and the rocks of the cove. Ariel's mother is far from the only material figure in Disney Animation to die.

Are Ursula and Triton siblings?

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In this version, Ursula is King Triton's sister, a concept for the original film that was eventually dropped. When Ursula and Triton's father died, the pair were given an equal share of the sea plus two magical items. Triton received the trident while Ursula received the magic Nautilus shell.

Who is Ariel's pink sister?

Arista - red; Attina - orange; Adella - yellow; Ariel - green; Aquata - blue; Andrina - purple; Alana - pink.

Is Ursula related to Ariel?

In the animated film, Ursula was a villain who enjoyed messing with people and getting what she wanted. In The Little Mermaid live-action, however, Ursula's backstory gets an adjustment — she is upgraded to Triton's sister and Ariel's aunt, making her revenge and motivations all the more sinister.

Was Ariel's mother a mermaid?

Queen Athena is shown to be a stunningly beautiful and attractive mermaid with long, red hair tied in a partial ponytail, green eyes, and an aqua tail. Of all her daughters, her youngest, Ariel, resembles her the most.

Is Ursula related to King Triton?

Ursula from the Little Mermaid, is King Triton's sister and Ariel's aunt.

Is Ariel A Siren or a mermaid?

The Little Mermaid is a 1989 animated film following a young mermaid named Ariel who is so curious about life on land that she trades her voice for legs.

Why did they change the names of Ariel's sisters?

Ariel's sisters have different names and roles

The seven sisters are now meant to be rulers from the seven seas. "We made the decision to lean into the mythology of Triton and the underwater world," Marshall said in production notes. "Having the seven sisters from the seven seas also felt more global."

Why was Ursula banished?

Triton and Ursula were meant to rule over the oceans together, but Ursula's greed began to grow, and she tried to use dark magic to usurp Triton. In the stage version, that was the planned reason for Triton banishing her.

Who is the oldest mermaid sister?

Attina. Attina is known as the responsible big sister that keeps it all together. Although her younger sisters may disregard her sense of responsibility as overbearing or bossy, her wisdom beyond her years serves the bunch well. As the eldest sister, she is presumed to one day be crowned Queen of Atlantica.

Why is Ursula an octopus and not a mermaid?

Ursula's original design was inspired by many different sea creatures, including scorpion fish and manta rays, before director Ron Clements decided to base the character on an octopus.

Who killed Ursula in the original Little Mermaid?

Ariel kills the Sea Witch at the end of the movie.

At the end of the 1989 animated film, Eric saves the day and kills Ursula. But in the new movie, Ariel is no longer the damsel in distress. She takes matters into her own hands and kills Ursula herself.

Did Ursula have a child?

In Once Upon A Time, Ursula doesn't have a daughter but that character does have a daughter called Uma in the Disney Descendants films.

What happened to Melody Ariel's daughter?

Triton tosses Melody's locket into the sea and departs. Ariel and Eric then have a large sea wall constructed around the castle to separate the two worlds. Melody, 12 years later. Melody grows up as an ordinary human princess, unaware of her Atlantican ancestry, and banned from entering the sea.

Is Ariel's dad Poseidon?

Since Ariel in The Little Mermaid is Triton's daughter, and according to Greek mythology, Triton is the son of Poseidon, this makes Ariel the granddaughter of Poseidon. And who else is on that family tree? None other than Hercules's father Zeus, who is the brother of Poseidon.

How old was Ariel when she got married?

However, towards the bottom of the chart are some very young couples, including The Little Mermaid's, Ariel and Eric, who are just 16 and 18, and the youngest, other that Snow White, being Aladdin's Jasmine who is only 15-year-old, who is with 18-year-old Aladdin.

Why did Disney make Ariel black?

On the significance of casting a Black actress as Ariel

Sherri Hope Culver: To have a Disney character who is not just a princess but a live-action, real flesh and blood person that children can be inspired by is important. This is because people of color are less likely to see themselves reflected in the media.

Who is Ariel's real mother?

Queen Athena is a minor character in Disney's 2008 animated feature film The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning. As ruler of Atlantica alongside her husband, King Triton, Athena is the mother of Ariel and her six older sisters.