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Neptune (Latin: Neptūnus [nɛpˈtuːnʊs]) is the god of freshwater and the sea in the Roman religion. [2] He is the counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon. [3] In the Greek-inspired tradition, he is a brother of Jupiter and Pluto, with whom preside over the realms of heaven, the earthly world (including the underworld), and the seas. [4]
BnF Museum (Cabinet des médailles), Paris. Poseidon (/ pəˈsaɪdən, pɒ -, poʊ -/; [1] Greek: Ποσειδῶν) is one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and mythology, presiding over the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses. [2] He was the protector of seafarers and the guardian of many Hellenic cities and colonies.
According to the second and third Vatican Mythographer, Neptune's trident symbolizes the three properties of water: liquidity, fecundity and drinkability. [12]The trident of Neptune was viewed by Roman scholar Maurus Servius Honoratus as three-pronged because "the sea is said to be a third part of the world, or because there are three kinds of water: seas, streams and rivers".
Salacia. In ancient Roman mythology, Salacia (/ səˈleɪʃə / sə-LAY-shə, Latin: [saˈɫaːkia]) was the female divinity of the sea, worshipped as the goddess of salt water who presided over the depths of the ocean. [1] Neptune was her consort. [2] That Salacia was the consort of Neptune is implied by Varro, [3] and is positively affirmed ...
Rhodos, Benthesikyme, and several paternal half-siblings. Consort. Libya. Children. Triteia, Pallas, Calliste. Triton (/ ˈtraɪtɒn /; Greek: Τρίτων, translit. Trítōn) is a Greek god of the sea, the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite. Triton lived with his parents in a golden palace on the bottom of the sea.
King Neptune is a large bronze statue located in Virginia Beach, Virginia designed by Paul DiPasquale. It stands at the entrance of Neptune Park on the Virginia Beach Boardwalk at 31st Street, and depicts the mythological god Neptune. [1] The sculpture weighs 12 tons [2] and is listed as 24 feet (7.3 m) [2] or 32 feet (9.8 m) [3] tall.
Struve came out in favour of the name Neptune on 29 December 1846, to the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, [52] after the colour of the planet as viewed through a telescope. [53] Soon, Neptune became the internationally accepted name. In Roman mythology, Neptune was the god of the sea, identified with the Greek Poseidon.
King Neptune may refer to: Neptune (mythology), the Roman god of the sea, referred to as "King" by some. King Neptune (pig), a pig that was used to raise $19 million in war bonds during World War II. King Neptune, an officiator in a naval line-crossing ceremony. King Neptune (SpongeBob SquarePants), a recurring character in SpongeBob SquarePants.