Deity Dii Consentes
Neptune
Neptunus la
Roman god of water, particularly the sea, considered equivalent to the Greek Poseidon
- Child of Saturn and Ops
- Consort of Salacia, Thetis, Amphitrite and 1 more
Overview
Roman god of water, particularly the sea, considered equivalent to the Greek PoseidonWikidata record description. Read Neptune (mythology) in the Wikipedia reader.
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Family tree
As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
The family as a list · 14
Kinship in an account 14
- child of (child) Ops Roman goddess of earth and fertility
- child of (child) Saturn god in ancient Roman mythology
- parent of (child) Halaesus mythical son of Briseis and Agamemnon or Neptune, founder of Falerii
- parent of (child) Leucon son of Athamas
- parent of (child) Triton Greek god, messenger of the sea
- partner of (spouse) Amphitrite Oceanid or Nereid of Greek mythology
- partner of (spouse) Salacia Roman goddess of salt water
- partner of (spouse) Thetis Nereid of Greek mythology
- partner of (spouse) Venilia Roman goddess of sea winds
- sibling of Ceres Roman goddess of agriculture
- sibling of Juno ancient Roman goddess
- sibling of Jupiter chief deity of Roman state religion
- sibling of Pluto god in Roman religion, Plouton in Greek
- sibling of Vesta goddess of the hearth, home, and family in Roman religion
Connections
Affiliation 1
Identification 6
- Ægir sea giant, god of the ocean and king of the sea in Norse mythology
- Ahti water deity of Finnish Folk poetry
- Nethuns etruscan water god
- Njord one of the Vanir, a group of gods within Norse mythology
- Poseidon one of the twelve Olympians presiding over the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses
- The Sea Tsar character of Russian folk tales, tutelary deity
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