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Research Paper On Roman God Neptune

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My project was about the Roman god Neptune. The name neptune originated from the latin name Neptunus. Neptune was originally the god of fresh water, by 339 BCE he was identified with the greek god poseidon. Neptune was also also identified as the god of earthquakes, hurricanes, and horses. Sailors prayed to Neptune for safe voyages. A Legend was they would drown horses as a sacrifice to please the gods. Neptune had lots of relatives. His female counterpart, Salacia was originally the goddess of leaping spring water, she was associated with the greek goddess Amphitrite who was poseidon's counterpart. Neptunes parents were Saturn & Ops, his siblings were Jupiter, Pluto, Juno, Ceres, and Vesta. Saturn feared that his children would one

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