Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The god of the waters, earthquakes, and horses, and brother of Zeus.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Greek myth, one of the chief Olympians, brother of Zeus, and supreme lord of the sea, sometimes looked upon as a benignant promoter of calm and prosperous navigation, but more often as a terrible god of storm.
- noun In zoology: A genus of worms.
- noun A genus of hemipterous insects of the family Scutelleridæ.
- noun A genus of crustaceans.
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- proper noun Greek mythology The
god of thesea and otherwaters ,earthquakes andhorses .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune
Etymologies
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Examples
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Argo and Umbrelo, and not sure if Poseidon is still alive.
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Poseidon is fighting the Titan Oceanus (underwater, of course) but tells Percy it is time for him to hear the prophecy. (more …)
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Poseidon is a remake of the 1972 adventure classic The Poseidon Adventure.
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Yet Russell doesn't need this, he's just been seen in Poseidon, and although it wasn't a huge smash, he's not viewed as the oldie in the back of the cast.
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The Duman Oceanarium will be part of a huge entertainment complex known as Poseidon Park, each of which will have its own particular theme.
Europe’s Biggest Oceanarium Will Be Located In Moscow | Impact Lab 2009
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The pipeline bypasses Russia and could be connected to the proposed Greece-Italy pipeline (also known as the Poseidon pipeline).
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"Poseidon" - Boyd Shermis, Kim Libreri, Chaz Jarrett and John Frazier
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Convinced that the Persians were ruined, the Greeks said a prayer of thanksgiving to the god of the sea, Poseidon, whom they now dubbed Poseidon the Savior.
The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004
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Convinced that the Persians were ruined, the Greeks said a prayer of thanksgiving to the god of the sea, Poseidon, whom they now dubbed Poseidon the Savior.
The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004
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[Greek name Poseidon] The Roman and Greek god who ruled the sea.
Neptune 2002
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