Neptune (mythology)
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Neptune (Latin: Neptūnus [nɛpˈtuːnʊs]) is the Roman god of freshwater and the sea[2] in Roman religion. He is the counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon.[3] In the Greek-inspired tradition, he is a brother of Jupiter and Pluto; the brothers preside over the realms of heaven, the earthly world (including the underworld), and the seas.[4] Salacia is his wife.
Neptune | |
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God of the Sea | |
Member of the Dii Consentes | |
Other names | Neptunus |
Abode | Sea |
Symbol | Horse, trident, dolphin |
Festivals | Neptunalia; Lectisternium |
Personal information | |
Parents | Saturn and Ops |
Siblings | Jupiter, Pluto, Juno, Ceres, Vesta |
Consort | Salacia |
Equivalents | |
Greek equivalent | Poseidon |
Irish equivalent | Nechtan[1] |
Depictions of Neptune in Roman mosaics, especially those in North Africa, were influenced by Hellenistic conventions.[5] He was likely associated with freshwater springs before the sea.[6] Like Poseidon, he was also worshipped by the Romans as a god of horses, as Neptunus equestris (a patron of horse-racing).[7][8]