# Poseidon (disambiguation)

Poseidon (Greek: Ποσειδων) is the god of the sea in ancient Greek mythology.
Poseidon may also refer to:

## People

* Posidonius, ancient Greek astronomer and geographer

### Fictional characters

* Poseidon (Saint Seiya), manga deity character based on the Greek god
* Poseidon (DC Comics), a deity character based on the Greek god
* Jacob Anton Ness, a fictional character from Prison Break known as "Poseidon"
* Poseidon "Postie" Paterson, a fictional character from the Selby novel series

## Places

* Poseidon Ocean, an ocean that once existed during the Mesoproterozoic
* Poseidon Pass, a pass on the Antarctic Peninsula
* Poseidon Peak, a mountain in New Zealand
* Poseidon Pond, a pond in Antarctica

### In space

* 4341 Poseidon, an asteroid
* Poseidon, an obsolete name for Pasiphae, a moon of the planet Jupiter

## Art, entertainment, and media
### Film

* The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film), a 1972 film based on Paul Gallico's novel
** Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, a 1979 sequel to the first film, based on a second book by Paul Gallico that had been commissioned by the film makers
* The Poseidon Adventure (2005 film), a 2005 television film loosely based on Paul Gallico's first novel, as well as the first film
* Poseidon (film), a 2006 film based on Paul Gallico's first novel as well as the first film
* USS Poseidon: Phantom Below, a 2006 film

### Literature

* "Poseidon" (short story) by Franz Kafka
* The Poseidon Adventure (novel), a 1969 novel by Paul Gallico.

### Music

* Poseidon (album), by French band Dagoba
* Poseidon (EP), by The Mavis's
* In the Wake of Poseidon, an album by British band King Crimson
* Poseidon (Keep me Safe), a 2017 song by Dhani Harrison from In Parallel

### Other A&E properties

* Poseidon: Master of Atlantis, a videogame expansion pack
* WinBack 2: Project Poseidon, a third-person shooter videogame
* Poseidon (TV series), 2011 South Korean drama

### Fictional elements
## Sports

* Poseidon (horse), an Australian Thoroughbred
* Pärnu JK Poseidon, Parnu, Estonia; a soccer team
* Poseidon Neon Poron, Neon Poron, Greece; a soccer team

## Groups, organizations, companies

* Poseidon Diving Systems, Swedish manufacturer of underwater diving equipment
* Poseidon Expeditions, an expedition cruise tour operator
* Poseidon Press, a defunct American publishing house
* Poseidon School, Los Angeles, California, USA; a private day school
* Poseidon Society, a funerary company

## Transportation and vehicles

* Boeing P-8 Poseidon, a U.S. made anti-submarine military aircraft
* TOPEX/Poseidon, an oceanographic satellite and space mission
* UGM-73 Poseidon, a U.S. Navy nuclear ballistic missile system
* Poseidon, Russian nuclear-powered nuclear-armed unmanned underwater vehicle

### Ships

* Poseidon (ship name)
* HMS Poseidon (P99), a Royal Navy Parthian-class submarine launched in 1929 and sunk in 1931
* Poseidon (A-12), a Spanish Navy salvage and support vessel for submarines
* BN Poseidon was 1951–1959 a coastal tanker launched in 1942 as Empire Faun
* SS Poseidon was 1968–1969 a steam cargo ship launched in 1941 as Empire Ballard
* ST Poseidon was 1973–1976 a steam tug launched in 1941 as Empire Fir
* USS Poseidon (ARL-12), a U.S. Navy Achelous-class repair ship launched in 1944 and sold in 1961
* Greek submarine Poseidon (S-78), a Gato-class submarine
* Poseidon-class submarine, a Greek submarine class

## Computing and technology

* PoSeidon (Malware), a virus targeting point-of-sale computer systems
* Poseidon drowning detection system, computer aided swimming pool safety equipment
* Poseidon Linux, an operating system
* Poseidon, a specific implementation of the ISO 8583 electronic payment protocol
* Poseidon, a series of space-based radar altimeters
** Poseidon-1, a CNES-built Ku-band radar altimeter aboard TOPEX/Poseidon oceanographic satellite
** Poseidon-2, a radar altimeter on board the Jason-1 oceanographic satellite
** Poseidon-3, a radar altimeter on board the OSTM/Jason-2 oceanographic satellite
** Poseidon-3B, a radar altimeter on board the Jason-3 oceanographic satellite

## Other uses

* Poseidon bubble, an Australian stock market bubble
* Poseidon, the Boardwalk Hall Auditorium Organ in Atlantic City, New Jersey
* Poseidon (species), species with the specifier poseidon