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- He is the god of the sea, horses, and of earthquakes
- Moody. When he was in a good mood the seas were calm and new lands were found. When he was cranky the seas reflected that
- He loved exerting his power over women and proving how masculine he was
- He was pictured as a bearded man riding a seashell chariot (drawn by horses) and holding a trident
- Very popular god and therefore the subject of many myths and legends
- Legendary fighter and lover
- A large part of neptune is his trident (created by the cyclopes) which he uses not only to stir up the winds and the sea, but to shake the earth as well
- A male spirit of fertility
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- The Romans; but when he came about he was basically just another version of the Greek Poseidon.
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- At the bottom of the ocean in a palace made of gems and coral.
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- To create earthquakes, manipulate water and horses
- Would use his powers to inflict fear or punishment (however, he could be cooperative from time to time)
- Creative: he created all the sea creatures
- He is the driving force behind every phenomenon on/underneath the sea (typhoons, earthquakes, volcanoes, etc)
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- One of 6 siblings (Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Zeus) in Greek mythology
- Children: Triton - half human and half fish (off a Nereid, Amphitrite), Chrysoar and Pegasus - flying horse (off a Gorgon, Medusa), (Aethra) Theseus, Eumolpus (the Giant Sinis), Polyphemus, Orion, King Amycus, Proteus, Agenor and Belus from Europa, Pelias, and the King of Egypt, Busiris.
- Neptune's brother's called Jupiter (Zeus) and Pluto (Hades) by the Romans
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- Poseidon
- Neptune
- Earth Shaker
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- Greeks (Poseidon): Poseidon is Greek for husband
- Romans (Neptune)
- Greeks (Earth Shaker): referred as such in Greek literature and poetry often
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- Sailors would sacrifice horses over the sides of their ships for the promise of a good voyage
- Neptune is much less loved by Roman sailors than Poseidon is by Greek sailors
- Neptune held in much higher regard as "Neptune Equester"
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- Discovered in 1846, scientists had a trend of naming planets after Greek and Roman gods. So, they continued with the name Neptune
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- Dolphins, tridents, three-pronged fish spears
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- Neptune and his brothers divided the world, Zeus got the sky, Hades the underworld, and Neptune the sea
- He lives in a palace made of gems and coral
- Drives a chariot pulled by horses
- When he struck the ground with his trident, earthquakes, shipwrecks and drownings occurred
- Because Poseidon is Greek for husband (possibly of wheat), it fits nicely that he had relations with Demeter (his sister) the goddess of wheat
- When setting about to marry Amphitrite, Neptune sent a dolphin to convince the woman he was a good match. Because the dolphin did so well, Neptune created Dolphinus (the constellation) as a reward
- He created the zebra
- Neptune is written about in the works of Homer and of Hesiod
At risk of being overly snarky, the same people who created the Abrahamic gods. No snark at all, that's a cool topic, mythology is massively entertaining.
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