Neptune (mythology) facts for kids
Neptune (Latin: Neptūnus) is the god of water and the sea in ancient Roman religion and mythology. His Greek equivalent is the god Poseidon.
Neptune is the brother of Jupiter and Pluto; the brothers preside over the realms of Heaven, the earthly world, and the Underworld. Salacia is his wife.
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 Romans as the god of horses, and, under the name Neptune Equester, he was a patron god of horse-racing.
The planet Neptune is named after this Roman god.
Images for kids
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Centaur, Salacia and Neptune, antique fresco from Pompeii, Italy
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Mosaic of Neptune (Regional Archeological Museum Antonio Salinas, Palermo)
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The Chichester inscription, which reads (in English): "To Neptune and Minerva, for the welfare of the Divine House, by the authority of Tiberius Claudius Cogidubnus, Great King in Britain, the college of artificers and those therein erected this temple from their own resources [...]ens, son of Pudentinus, donated the site."
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The Temple of Neptune at the Monrepos Park in Vyborg, Russia
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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Neptune Offering Gifts to Venus (1748–1750)
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Juan Pascual de Mena, Fuente de Neptuno, Madrid (1780–1784)
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Neptune tobacco label (1860–1870)
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Neptune fountain in Nuremberg
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Neptune Monument in Gdańsk
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Berlin's Neptunbrunnen
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See also
In Spanish: Neptuno (mitología) para niños
