Queen Athena's music box was a gift given to her by her husband, King Triton as an anniversary present, playing their love song, "Endless Sky".
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On the day of their wedding anniversary, King Triton gave his wife, Queen Athena a music box, playing their love song with two golden figures of themselves appearing in the form of them dancing together whenever the box was opened and the song would play. However, on the same day as Triton, Athena, their daughters and several merpeople were on the surface enjoying a day in a lagoon, they were suddenly attacked by pirates. Although everyone managed to escape back into the ocean, Athena stayed behind to save her eldest daughter, Attina and later attempted to retrieve her music box. However, in her attempts to do so, Athena was killed as she was crushed by the pirate's ship. King Triton was left deeply heartbroken and devastated by the loss of his wife, causing him to throw the music box far away into the ocean and banning music from Atlantica, seeing it as a painful reminder of Athena's passing.
Ten years later, Triton and Athena's youngest daughter, Ariel discovered the music box after being lead to its location by Sebastian who found it years prior. Sebastian explains to Ariel the deep love Triton held for Athena, including how they each other's best friends and Triton's heart has never recovered since her death. Ariel decides to bring it back to him, hoping it will revive his happiness and finally restore music to Atlantica.
Television:The Little Mermaid (videography) • A Poem Is... • The Wonderful World of Disney: The Little Mermaid Live! Video games:NES game • Sega Genesis Game • Ariel's Story Studio • Kingdom Hearts • Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories • Kingdom Hearts II • The Little Mermaid 2: Pinball Frenzy • Disney's The Little Mermaid: Magic in Two Kingdoms • Disney Emoji Blitz • Disney Heroes: Battle Mode Books:Poor Unfortunate Soul: A Tale of the Sea Witch • Official Comic Adaptation • Disney Comics • The Little Mermaid's Treasure Chest • Disney Princess Beginnings • Marvel Comics Music:The Legacy Collection • Sebastian from The Little Mermaid • Sebastian: Party Gras! • The Little Mermaid: Songs from the Sea • The Little Mermaid: Splash Hits Cancelled projects:Little Mermaid's Island
Sequel:Melody • Tip and Dash • Alex • Morgana • Cloak and Dagger • Undertow • Hammerhead Shark • Flounder's Guppies • Baby Penguin • Ursula and Morgana's Mother Prequel:Queen Athena • Marina Del Rey • Benjamin • The Catfish Club Band • Stevie • Electric Eels Little Mermaid's Island:Sandy • Scales TV Series:Urchin • Gabriella • Ollie • Dudley • Pearl • Pearl's Mother • Manta • Little Evil • Daniel • Moray • Simon • Lobster Mobster and Da Shrimp • The Sorceress • Glowfish • Ebb and Flo • Empreror Sharga • and the Sharkanians • Octopid • Brain Sponge • Zeus • Spot the Killer Whale • Crab Scouts • Hans Christian Andersen • Lucky • Thor • Augustus • Stormy the Giant Seahorse • The Magical Wishing Starfish • Howling Hairfish • Apollo • Archimedes • Seaclops • Neptune Comic Book:Indigo • Marlin the Magician • Jenny Remake:Perla • Karina
Season One: "Whale of a Tale" • "The Great Sebastian" • "Stormy" • "Urchin" • "Double Bubble" • "Message in a Bottle" • "Charmed" • "Marriage of Inconvenience" • "The Evil Manta" • "Thingamajigger" • "Red" • "Beached" • "Trident True" • "Eel-Ectric City"
Season Two: "Resigned to It" • "Calliope Dreams" • "Save the Whale" • "Against the Tide" • "Giggles" • "Wish Upon a Starfish" • "Tail of Two Crabs" • "Metal Fish" • "T'ank You For Dat, Ariel" Season Three: "Scuttle" • "King Crab" • "Island of Fear" • "Land of the Dinosaurs" • "Heroes" • "The Beast Within" • "Ariel's Treasures" • "A Little Evil"
Objects
Prince Eric's Statue • Trident • Ursula's Cauldron • Ursula's Necklace • Melody's locket • Queen Athena's music box • Dinglehopper • Royal Ship • The Wedding Ship
TV Series:Just a Little Love • You Got to be You • The Edge of the Edge of the Sea • The Lobster Mobster's Mob • The Beddy Bye Blues • Sing a New Song • In Harmony • This is the Life • Never Give Up • You Wouldn't Want to Mess with Me • The Sound of Laughter • Daring to Dance • Just Give Me a Chance • Evil Lullaby Musical:She's in Love • Human Stuff • Positoovity • I Want the Good Times Back • Storm at Sea • Daddy's Little Angel • Her Voice • The World Above • The Contest • If Only • Beyond My Wildest Dreams • Sweet Child • One Step Closer • All Good Things Must End Songs from the Sea:The Sea Kingdom • What's It Like to Be a Mermaid? • The Scuttle Strut • There's Only One Ariel • He's a Friend • At the Mermaids' Ball • Party With Me • My Room in the Sea • Dreaming • H2O, What a Feeling! • We Share the Earth • Where Mermaids Dwell Splash Hits: Sea-Floor Strut • Please Don't Wake the Whale • Reef with a View • In My Blue Backyard • Home is Deleted:Silence is Golden • Gonna Get My Wish Other:One Dance • A Mermaid Song
