Poseidon

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Poseidon

  • /pəˈsaɪdn̩/

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek Ποσειδῶν (Poseidôn).

proper noun

  1. Greek The god of the sea and other waters, earthquakes and horses; corresponds to the Roman god Neptune.
  2. A male given name from Ancient Greek. The boy, Poseidon Quinones, had bruises on his head and torso, the police said.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: pageant, polaris, topex, neptune, triton, pontus, earthshaker, sea king, oceanus, olympian, hades, thaumas, okeanos, pluto, phorcys, perse

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name the god of the sea

EspañolPoseidón, Posidón
한국어포세이돈
日本語ポセイドーン Poseidōn, ポセイドン
中文波塞冬 Bōsàidōng
हिन्दीपोसाइडन posāiḍan
KiswahiliPoseidoni
PortuguêsPoseidon, Posídon, Possêidon, Posidão
FrançaisPoséidon
DeutschPoseidon
ItalianoPoseidone
ΕλληνικάΠοσειδώνας Poseidónas
RomânăPoseidon
РусскийПосейдо́н Posejdón
العربيةبُوسِيدُون busidun, بُوسَيْدُون busaydun
עבריתפוסידון

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"Poseidon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/poseidon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Poseidon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/poseidon

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"Poseidon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/poseidon.

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@misc{poseidon_2026,
  title = {Poseidon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poseidon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}