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Poseidon (Neptune)

Poseidon (or in Roman Neptune) , the sea god.

Athena's birth from Zeus head (Germans have a special word “Kopfgeburt”, a head birth, probably derived from this mythological story ). Behind Zeus his brother Poseidon. Ares, a witness, as a hoplite warrior. Image from Black figured vase, 6th century BC, Musee du Louvre, Paris

Poseidon and Amymone (Info)

Poseidon, inspired probably from the Poseidon or Zeus of Artemision

The name of the chemical element Neptunium (Np) with atomic number 93 is derived from Neptune

Triumph of Neptune ( Greek Poseidon), Mosaic (1st half 3rd AD) from the House of Wadi Blibane, Sousse (ancient Hadrumetum), Poseidon and his sea horses, 1846-1946 discovery of the planet Neptune. Archaeological Museum, Sousse, Tunisia Inv. 10469

Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun and the fourth largest

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Poseidon Mythology

Poseidon (or maybe Zeus) of Artemision

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Triumph of Neptune, pavement from the House of Wadi Blibane, Sousse (ancient Hadrumetum) (mosaic)
Triumph of Neptune, pavement from the House of Wadi Blibane, Sousse (ancient Hadrumetum) (mosaic)
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