The Sea. They ruled over all sea creatures and things assocaited with the sea e.g fishing, sailing, safe sea travel. They were also believed to control earthquakes and were credited with creating horses
Neptune is the Roman form of Poseidon (Greek). In Greek mythology, Poseidon was god of the sea, whereas in Roman mythology he (Neptune) was closely associated with rivers also.
Poseidon was a Greek god, the god of the sea. His Roman counterpart is Neptune. Many of the Roman and Greek gods were similar deities, but their names were different.
Poseidon was named before Neptune. Poseidon is the Greek god of the sea and was worshipped by ancient Greeks. The planet Neptune was discovered much later, in 1846, and was named after the Roman god of the sea, Neptune, who is equivalent to Poseidon in Greek mythology.
When the Romans adopted the Greek gods, they renamed Poseidon Neptune.
the Greeks called poseidon" poseidon'' and the Romans called poseidon "neptune".
the Romans took the Greek's legends and just renamed the heroes and gods/goddesses. ex Neptune = Poseidon
First off it isn't Sparta gods it is Roman gods and seconds it is ROMAN NOT GREEK they are similar but not the same. Example Mars-Ares Jupiter- Zeus Neptune-Poseidon
The Roman god Neptune is similar to the Greek Poseidon, so much so they are called counterparts to their ancient cultures.
Poseidon was known as the Greek god of the sea and the brother of Zeus. The Roman equivalent of Poseidon is Neptune, which is how the god of the sea came to be known in Roman mythology. The Romans often adopted Greek gods and goddesses into their own pantheon, giving them new names but maintaining similar attributes and domains.
In roman mythology Neptune is the god of water, in Greek it's Poseidon, and in Egyptian it's sobek
In roman mythology Neptune is the god of water, in Greek it's Poseidon, and in Egyptian it's sobek
Nike. Neptune is the Roman name for Poseidon. As well as Nyx, Nemesis and Nomos.