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Because the ancient Greek god Poseidon was god of the sea.
The ancient Greek myths had a mother of sea nymphs by that name, it is also the name of a region of ancient Greece, home to the Dorians.
nicly by the sea
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.
Aegean Sea, the open sea on the east of the continental country, the Greek archipelago. Named by the mythical king Aegeas, Theseus's father.
No, but one is named after the Roman god of the sea: Neptune (Neptunus).
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.
God of the sea.
Pontus is a primordial sea god in Greek mythology, representing the vast and chaotic sea. He is the father of various sea deities and monsters, and is often associated with the concept of the sea as a powerful and unpredictable force in the ancient Greek pantheon.
The planet Neptune was named for the Roman god of water and the seas.In the original Greek language, from whence this Roman god was taken, his name was Poisedon.
the Greek god of sea was a man named Poseidon
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