What name besides Neptune is Poseidon frequently called?

Question

Roman: Neptune

Greek: Poseidon

*is he called by any other name??

Answer 1

Nethuns in Etruscan.  

He was also called such things as  Earth-Shaker, Rain-God, Cloud-Gatherer, Poseidon of the Thunderbolt and The Mighty Poseidon .

Answer 2

In Greek mythology, Poseidon (Greek: Ποσειδῶν; Latin: Neptūnus) was the god of the sea, as well as of horses, and, as "Earth-Shaker," of earthquakes. The name of the sea-god Nethuns in Etruscan was adopted in Latin for Neptune in Roman mythology: both were sea gods analogous to Poseidon. Linear B tablets show that Poseidon was venerated at Pylos and Thebes in pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece, but he was integrated into the Olympian gods as the brother of Zeus and Hades. Poseidon has many children. There is a Homeric hymn to Poseidon, who was the protector of many Hellenic cities, although he lost the contest for Athens to Athena. Poseidon was given a trident during the war of the Titans and the gods, in which he fought alongside his siblings. The war lasted ten years, after which the gods divided the earth among themselves by drawing lots. Zeus took the sky, Poseidon the sea and Hades the underworld. Although Poseidon, unlike Hades, had a throne on Mt. Olympus, he liked to stay underwater in his palace with his queen Amphitrite, the daughter of the Old Man of the Sea. Poseidon's symbols are the trident and the dolphin.

Answer 3

not that I know of. There may be similar gods in different cultures but otherwise I think you got it down. You may check the Etruscan names though they varied a bit.

Trident is the Spear like weapon Poseidon is associated with not another name (except in the case of the little mermaid!)

ok got it...NETHUNS  (this is the etruscan name)

Answer 4

Trident

Answer 5

Norse-Aegir

Sumerian-Ea

Inuit-Sedna (Goddess)

China-FuXi

W.Africa-Olokun

Persian-Oannes

God/Goddess of the Sea from different pantheons.

Answer 6

Poseidon is not a name. It is a description. Herodotus says his worship came from Lybia. The two words that make up his name are Pos (peus, posthe) p***s; and Eidon, the word for image. His name p***s-Image implies phallic worship, which was common in ancient Libya.