Neptune (mythology)
| Neptune | |
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God of the Sea | |
| Member of the Dii Consentes | |
A velificans of Neptune in his seahorse-drawn triumphal chariot from the mid-3rd century AD - Sousse Archaeological Museum | |
| Other names | Neptunus |
| Abode | Sea |
| Planet | Neptune |
| Symbol | Horse, trident, dolphin |
| Festivals | Neptunalia; Lectisternium |
| Genealogy | |
| Parents | Saturn and Ops |
| Siblings | Jupiter, Pluto, Juno, Ceres, Vesta |
| Consort | Salacia |
| Equivalents | |
| Greek | Poseidon |
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Neptune (Latin: Neptūnus [nɛpˈtuːnʊs]) is the god of freshwater and the sea in the Roman religion. He is the counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon. In the Greek-inspired tradition, he is a brother of Jupiter and Pluto, with whom he presides over the realms of heaven, the earthly world (including the underworld), and the seas. Salacia is his wife.
Depictions of Neptune in Roman mosaics, especially those in North Africa, were influenced by Hellenistic conventions. He was likely associated with freshwater springs before the sea; his festival, Neptunalia, took place on July 23, during the peak of summer when water was scarcest. Like Poseidon, he was also worshipped by the Romans as a god of horses, Neptunus equestris, who was also a patron of horse-racing.