Poseidon, known as Neptune to the Romans, was the ancient Greek god of the sea, of earthquakes, and of horses. He was one of the children of Kronos and Rhea, and he was the brother of Hades, Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Zeus, and Chiron, the lover of Amphitrite, Aphrodite, and Demeter, among others, and the father of Theseus, Triton, Polyphemus, Orion, Belus, Agenor, Neleus, and Atlas. Poseidon was worshipped as the protector of seafarers, and, when the Greek king Odysseus of Ithaca took all of the credit for the victory over Troy in 1240 BC (the crime of hubris), Poseidon cursed him by causing a ten-year delay in his return home by punishing him with storms and the complete loss of his ship and companions.
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Poseidon appearing to Jason