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Greek mythology: the god of the sea and earthquakes

Although Neptune is the Roman counterpart to the Greek Poseidon, Neptune was never as popular amongst the Roman sailors as Neptune was amongst the Greek sailors.

"Speaking to horses is a Poseidon thing," Percy said.
Rick Riordan -- The Son of Neptune
And of course she's got the rivalry with Poseidon.
Rick Riordan -- The Lightning Thief
Piper had heard that Percy could speak to horses, being the son of the horse lord Poseidon, but she'd never seen it in action.
Rick Riordan -- The Mark of Athena
"Hey, I'm a Poseidon kid," he said.
Rick Riordan -- The Blood of Olympus
Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades, the eldest brothers among the gods—they're called the Big Three.
Rick Riordan -- The Lost Hero
Like Zeus, Poseidon, Athena-
Rick Riordan -- The Sea of Monsters
The problem for me: I was usually the only one in the Poseidon cabin, and I'm not exactly what you would call neat.
Rick Riordan -- The Battle of the Labyrinth
As usual, I was struck by his resemblance to his father, Poseidon.
Rick Riordan -- The Hidden Oracle
By all means, Son of Poseidon.
Rick Riordan -- The Titan's Curse
Earthquakes and tidal waves were the wrath of Poseidon.
Dan Brown -- Angels & Demons
The bull in question had been sent by the god Poseidon, long ago, when Minos was contending with his brothers for the throne.
Joseph Campbell -- The Hero With a Thousand Faces
Priam is the son of Laomedon, who cheated Poseidon of payment when he built the city's walls.
Homer -- The Iliad
Max thought he looked like Poseidon, as huge and wild as the sea.
Henry H. Neff -- The Fiend And The Forge
Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon .... probably the demigod Hazel admired most.
Rick Riordan -- The House of Hades
My dad, by the way, is Poseidon.
Rick Riordan -- The Last Olympian
The cadet laughed through the bullhorn, which made him seem as sinister as Poseidon was with Odysseus when he kept foiling his attempts to get home to Ithaca.
Jack Gantos -- Hole in My Life
Son of Poseidon!
Donna Tartt -- The Goldfinch
Cassie for Cassiopeia, the constellation, the queen tied to her chair in the northern sky, who was beautiful but vain, placed in the heavens by the sea god Poseidon as a punishment for her boasting.
Rick Yancey -- The 5th Wave
In the battle between the pagan symbols and Christian symbols, the pagans lost; Poseidon's trident became the devil's pitchfork, the wise crone's pointed hat became the symbol of a witch, and Venus's pentacle became a sign of the devil.
Dan Brown -- The Da Vinci Code

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