Neptune

Summary

Neptune is a water deity^[1]. He ranks in the top 3% of water_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,336 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Neptune's father was Saturn^[3].
• Neptune was married to Salacia^[4].
• Neptune was married to Thetis^[5].
• Among Neptune's spouses was Amphitrite^[6].
• Neptune was married to Venilia^[7].
• A child of Neptune was Halaesus^[8].
• A child of Neptune was Leucon^[9].
• A child of Neptune was Triton^[10].
• Neptune's image is recorded as Neptune, 1er siècle après J.-C.jpg^[11].
• Neptune is recorded as male^[12].
• Neptune's instance of is recorded as water deity^[13].
• Neptune's instance of is recorded as Roman deity^[14].
• Neptune's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 8199845^[15].
• Neptune's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 189552171^[16].
• Neptune's GND ID is recorded as 11952354X^[17].
• Neptune's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2016090199^[18].
• Neptune's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 144393617^[19].
• Neptune's IdRef ID is recorded as 078602548^[20].
• Neptune's part of is recorded as Dii Consentes^[21].
• Neptune's Commons category is recorded as Neptune (god)^[22].
• Neptune's said to be the same as is recorded as Poseidon^[23].
• Neptune's said to be the same as is recorded as Ahti^[24].
• Neptune's said to be the same as is recorded as Ægir^[25].
• Neptune's said to be the same as is recorded as Njord^[26].
• Neptune's said to be the same as is recorded as Nethuns^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Neptune's father was Saturn^[3].

Personal Life

Spouses include Salacia^[4], a water deity^[28]; Thetis^[5], a mythological Greek character^[29]; Amphitrite^[6], a Greek deity^[30]; and Venilia^[7], a nymph in Roman mythology^[31]. Children include Halaesus^[8], a mythological Greek character^[32]; Leucon^[9], a mythological Greek character^[33]; and Triton^[10], a Greek water deities^[34].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Neptune include he^[35], an ice giant^[36]; R-360 he^[37], a missile model^[38], founded in 2013^[39]; HMS Neptune^[40], a light cruiser^[41]; Neptune's Fountain^[42], a fountain^[43], in Poland^[44], founded in 1633^[45]; neptunism^[46], a theory^[47]; neptunite^[48], a mineral species^[49]; Neptune's Grotto^[50], a show cave^[51], in Italy^[52]; and Neptune Grotto^[53].

Why It Matters

Neptune ranks in the top 3% of water_deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,336 views/month).^[2] He has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

Entities named for him include he^[35], an ice giant^[36]; R-360 he^[37], a missile model^[38], founded in 2013^[39]; HMS Neptune^[40], a light cruiser^[41]; Neptune's Fountain^[42], a fountain^[43], in Poland^[44], founded in 1633^[45]; neptunism^[46], a theory^[47]; and neptunite^[48], a mineral species^[49].

FAQs

Who were Neptune's parents?

Neptune's father was Saturn^[3].

Who was Neptune married to?

Neptune's spouses include Salacia^[4], Thetis^[5], Amphitrite^[6], and Venilia^[7].