Meaning of POSEIDON

Pronunciation:			pow'sIdn
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	Definition:		[n]  (Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune
	See Also:		Greek deity
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	Related Terms:		AB, able seaman, able-bodied seaman, Agdistis, Amor, Ancient Mariner, Aphrodite, Apollo, Apollon, Ares, Argonaut, Artemis, Ate, Athena, Bacchus, bluejacket, buccaneer, Ceres, Cora, Cronus, Cupid, Cybele, Davy, Davy Jones, deep-sea man, Demeter, Despoina, Diana, Dionysus, Dis, Dylan, Eros, fair-weather sailor, fisherman, Flying Dutchman, fresh-water nymph, Gaea, Gaia, Ge, Great Mother, Hades, hearty, Helios, Hephaestus, Hera, Here, Hermes, Hestia, Hymen, Hyperion, jack, jack afloat, jack-tar, jacky, Jove, Juno, Jupiter, Jupiter Fidius, Jupiter Fulgur, Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Jupiter Pluvius, Jupiter Tonans, kelpie, Kore, Kronos, limey, limniad, lobsterman, Magna Mater, man fish, mariner, Mars, matelot, Mercury, mermaid, merman, Minerva, Mithras, Momus, naiad, navigator, Neptune, Nereid, Nereus, Nike, nix, nixie, ocean nymph, Oceanid, Oceanus, OD, Olympians, Olympic gods, Ops, Orcus, Persephassa, Persephone, Phoebus, Phoebus Apollo, pirate, Pluto, privateer, Proserpina, Proserpine, Rhea, sailor, salt, Saturn, sea devil, sea dog, sea god, sea nymph, sea rover, seafarer, seafaring man, sea-maid, sea-maiden, seaman, shipman, siren, tar, Tellus, Thetis, Triton, undine, Varuna, Venus, Vesta, viking, Vulcan, water dog, water god, water spirit, water sprite, whaler, windjammer, windsailor, Zeus