Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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God name "Neptune/ Neptunus" | Italy / Roman | A god of irrigation |
Planet name "Neptunus" | Italic / Roman | God of irrigation. Identified with the planet Neptune, but thought to have originated as an agricultural deity concerned with watering. He was celebrated in the festival of Neptunalia on July 23. Also the patron deity of horseracing. He became syncretized with the Greek god POSEIDON, but Neptune's modern åśśociation with the sea is a misrepresentation.... |
God name "Nethuns" | Etruscan | God of wells and of all water, including the sea. He was the same as the Greek Poseidon and Roman Neptune. Etruscan |
God name "Tritons" | Roman | Minor sea gods. The children of POSEIDON and AMPHITRITE who are depicted as hybrid fish-men. Generally included in the royal court of the god Neptune. Attributes: conches.See also NEPTUNUS.... |