What is Neptune (mythology)?
[[File:Neptuno colosal (Museo del Prado) 02a.jpg|thumb|200px|Statue of Neptune, 2nd century AD, Prado Museum, Spain.]] '''Neptune''' ([[Latin]]: ''Neptūnus'') is the god of water and the [[sea]] in [[ancient Roman religion]] and [[Roman mythology|mythology]]. His [[Greek mythology|Greek]] equivalent is the god [[Poseidon]]. The Roman conception of Neptune was mainly influenced by the [[Etruscan mythology|Etruscan god]] [[Nethuns]]. Neptune was associated with fresh water as well as the sea, while [[Oceanus]] was the god of the world-ocean. Like his Greek equivalent, Neptune was also worshipped by the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] as the god of [[horse]]s, and, under the name ''Neptune Equester'', he was a [[patron]] god of horse-racing. The planet [[Neptune]] is named after this Roman god. == References == * [[Poseidon]] -- [[Greek mythology|Greek]] version of Neptune * {{1911}} {{commonscat|Neptunus (deus)|Neptune}} {{Roman myth (major)}} {{multistub|religion|Europe}} [[Category:Roman gods and goddesses]] [[Category:Gods and goddesses of water]]