Dec 9, 2022 · Neptune was the Roman god of waters and seas, who controlled winds and storms. Also known as Neptunus Equester, he was recognized as a god of horses and horsemanship, as well as patron of horse racing, a popular form of entertainment for the ancient Romans.

May 8, 2023 · Virgil: Neptune (the Roman equivalent of Poseidon) plays a minor role in the Aeneid (19 BCE), where he is an ally of Venus and her son Aeneas. Ovid: Neptune and some of his myths are described throughout the epic Metamorphoses (ca. 8 CE).

Nov 29, 2022 · Alongside her siblings, she served as a member of the original Roman pantheon. Her brothers were Jupiter, king of the gods, Neptune, god of the seas, and Pluto, lord of the underworld. Her sisters were Juno, goddess of marriage and children, and Ceres, goddess of fertility and agriculture.

Mythopedia is the ultimate online resource for exploring ancient mythology; from the Greeks and Romans, to Celtic, Norse, Egyptian and more.

Dec 9, 2022 · The name of the Roman god of the underworld resonates today in the name of the planetary object, Pluto, formerly the ninth and final planet in the solar system (now demoted to the status of dwarf planet). Discovered in 1930 by the American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, Pluto resides in the Kuiper Belt at the edge of the solar system beyond Neptune.

Aug 31, 2023 · The traditional divine siblings of the Greek Zeus were likewise translated into their Roman equivalents. The Greek sea god Poseidon became the Roman sea god Neptune. The Greek Underworld god Hades (or Pluto) became the grim Roman Dis or Dis Pater (though Roman texts often simply referred to this god by the Greek name Pluto).

May 20, 2023 · According to Hyginus, it was the sea god Neptune (Poseidon to the Greeks) who presented the twins with their horses as a reward for their brotherly love. [18] The Dioscuri were often identified with the constellation Gemini, whose name comes from the Latin word for “twins.”

Mar 8, 2023 · The Return of Neptune by John Singleton Copley (ca. 1754) The Metropolitan Museum of Art Public Domain Other Myths. Though a widely recognized goddess, Amphitrite did not have many myths of her own. She did, however, make a few scattered appearances. In one tradition, the Athenian hero Theseus was challenged by Minos as soon as he arrived in Crete.

Mar 8, 2023 · Nereus occasionally appears in Roman literature, for instance in the poems of Virgil (70–19 BCE) and Ovid (43 BCE–17/18 CE), as a powerful and even menacing god of the sea. The poet Horace (65–8 BCE) had Nereus warn the Trojan prince Paris about the consequences of his abduction of Helen in one of his Odes (1.15).

Feb 27, 2023 · Derivatives of the same root included the Greek word theos, the Latin word deus, the Persian word daiva, and the Sanskrit word deva, which all translated as “god.” Other derivatives were the Latin word dies, meaning “day,” and diurnal, meaning "daylight." Diana’s elementary association with divinity and daylight suggested her long ...