Neptune
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Summary
Neptune is a water deity[1]. He ranks in the top 3% of water deity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,698 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Father: Saturn[3]
- Spouse: Salacia[4], Thetis[5], Amphitrite[6], Venilia[7]
- Child: Halaesus[8], Leucon[9], Triton[10]
- Sex or gender: male[11]
- Instance of: Roman deity[12]
- Part of: Dii Consentes[13]
- Commons category: Neptune (god)[14]
- Said to be the same as: Poseidon[15], Ahti[16], Ægir[17], Njord[18], Nethuns[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Neptune (mythology)[20]
- Work location: Ancient Rome[21]
- Worshipped by: Roman mythology[22], ancient Roman religion[23]
- Depicted by: Statue of Neptune[24], Neptune and Dolphin[25], Mars and Neptune[26], Andrea Doria as Neptune[27], Venus between Mars and Neptune[28]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[32], Otto's encyclopedia[33], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[34], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[35], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[36], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[37], The New Student's Reference Work[38], Pauly–Wissowa[39]
- Native label: Neptunus[40]
- Different from: Neptun[41], Neptune[42], Neptuno[43], Neptunus[44]
- Uses: trident[45]
- Sibling: Vesta[46], Pluto[47], Jupiter[48], Ceres[49], Juno[50]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Neptune include he[51], an ice giant[52]; R-360 he[53], a missile model[54], founded in 2013[55]; Neptune's Grotto[56], a show cave[57], in Italy[58]; Neptune's Fountain[59], a fountain[60], in Poland[61], founded in 1633[62]; neptunism[63], a theory[64]; HMS Neptune[65], a light cruiser[66]; neptunite[67], a mineral species[68]; and Neptune Grotto[69].
Why It Matters
Neptune has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[70] He is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[71]
Entities named for him include he[51], an ice giant[52]; R-360 he[53], a missile model[54], founded in 2013[55]; Neptune's Grotto[56], a show cave[57], in Italy[58]; Neptune's Fountain[59], a fountain[60], in Poland[61], founded in 1633[62]; neptunism[63], a theory[64]; and HMS Neptune[65], a light cruiser[66].
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].