Nethuns
God of fresh water. Nethuns has been identified with Neptune, who was also originally a god of wells and springs, before the Roman god inherited the attribute of the Greek sea god, Poseidon.
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Neptune
Neptune was originally the minor god of fresh water and irrigation. It wasn't until the Romans identified him with the Greek Poseidon (399 BC) that he became the great god of the sea. His consort was Salacia (possibly Amphitrite ). Neptune was als...
September 10th, 2000
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Jimmy Joe
Neptune
Neptune | God of the Sea Neptune, god of the sea, was Jupiter’s brother in Roman mythology. He was also the god of fresh waters on earth as well as the patron of horses and horse racing. Neptune was Poseidon’s Roman name , and Poseidon and Neptune...
April 2nd, 2002
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Timeless Myths
Etruscan Deities
Other Deities Below is a list of other Etruscan deities. Etruscan Roman Attributes Aita Pluto ruler of the Underworld Atunis Adonis minor god Charontes Charon? demon Charun Charon Underworld gatekeeper, demon Ethauswa Eileithyia goddess of childbi...
August 29th, 2004
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Jimmy Joe
Fontus
The god of spring. Fontus was the son of Janus , the god of passages, and of Juturna , the goddess of spring. His festival, known as Fontalia, was held on October 13.
September 10th, 2000
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Jimmy Joe
Poseidon (Neptune)
Lord of the sea and also god of earthquakes and of horses. A son of the titans Cronus and Rhea , he was known as the Roman god of the sea, Neptune . After aiding his brother Zeus when they overthrew Cronus and sent the other Titans to Tartarus, he...
April 19th, 1999
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Jimmy Joe
Nemetona
Nemetona was the goddess of the grove or sacred grove. Nemetona was usually associated with healing springs, like Coventina and Sulis . Nemetona was popular in the city of Bath, known as Aquae Sulis during the Roman period, where several images ca...
May 13th, 2000
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Jimmy Joe
Oceanus
Oceanus: The Procreating Pacifist Titan God of Water Oceanus ,Titan god of the sea, existed long before Poseidon. During the great war between the new Olympian gods and the Titans, he remained neutral, so he wasn’t punished with imprisonment. Stil...
April 2nd, 2002
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Timeless Myths
Nemausius
Nemausius was a Romano-Celtic god of the sacred spring at Nimes, in southern France. Nimes was the capital of one of the Gallic tribes who lived in the region around the spring.
November 3rd, 1999
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Jimmy Joe
Nereus
An ancient sea-god. Nereus was the son of Pontus ("Sea") and Gaea ("Earth"). Nereus was the brother of Phorcys , Eurybia , Thaumas (father of Iris ), and the sea monster Ceto . Nereus married an Oceanid named Doris who bore fifty sea-nymphs known ...
April 19th, 1999
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Jimmy Joe
Pontus (Sea)
A personification of the sea. Pontus was born, along with Uranus ("Sky") and Ourea ("Hill"), from Gaea . Pontus literally means the "sea". Pontus lay with his mother Gaea and became the father of Nereus and Phorcys , and also Eurybia, Thaumas (fat...
April 19th, 1999
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Jimmy Joe