the Greeks called poseidon" poseidon'' and the Romans called poseidon "neptune".
Neptune was the Roman version of Poseidon so planet Neptune is named after it.
Perhaps you mean Neptune? Neptune was the Roman name for the Greek Poseidon.
Neptune Was a Mythical King, And now, one of our planets is named after him.
In Roman Mythology Poseidon was named Neptune.This is the origin of The Planet Neptune's name.
well his greek name is Poseidon and his roman name is Neptune...
Neptune was the god of water and the sea. His Greek equivalent was Poseidon.
The planet Neptune is named after the Roman god Neptune, the god of the sea. Neptune is the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Poseidon.
Neptune, after the Roman god of the sea, whose Greek counterpart is Poseidon.
Venus. Mercury is also known as a planet and a God as he was the Roman god of thieves and merchants, the Greek equivalent is Hermes. Here are some other planets known as gods: Roman-Greek Venus-Aphrodite Mars-Ares Jupiter-Zeus Saturn-Kronos Neptune-Poseidon Pluto is the Roman equivalent of Hades but isn't counted as a planet anymore.
It is Neptune. Poseidon is the greek form of the god of the ocean. Neptune is the roman name. The original name is Neptune, since the planet is blue and ocean like.
Poseidon. Answer 2: Well, Poseidon was the Greek god. In Rome he was Neptunus (Neptune).
The god is Neptune, king of the sea. But Neptune is not greek. The god of the sea in greek mythology is Poseidon. But Neptune it actually a roman god :P The Roman god Neptune is the same as the Greek god Poseidon, just with a different name. But the planet Neptune is named after the Roman version, not the Greek.