page_title: Neptune (mythology)
hierarchical_section_title: Neptune (mythology)
caption_attribution_description: English: Colossal-type statue of Neptune. Probably sculpted in a workshop in Aphrodisias (Asia Minor), it was at Palaemon's sanctuary in Isthmia (near Corinth), where it was described by Pausanias (II, 2, 1) in the 2nd century CE. It is an important sample of Roman Empire's classicism. Español: Estatua de Neptuno de tipo colosal. Fue esculpida probablemente en un taller de Afrodisias (Asia Menor) y estuvo en el santuario de Palemón en Istmia (cerca de Corinto), donde fue descrito por Pausanias (II, 2, 1) en el siglo II d.C. Es una importante muestra del clasicismo romano de época imperial.
context_page_description: Neptune is the god of water and the sea in ancient Roman religion and mythology. His Greek equivalent is the god Poseidon. The Roman conception of Neptune was mainly influenced by the Etruscan god Nethuns. Neptune was associated with fresh water as well as the sea, while Oceanus was the god of the world-ocean. Like his Greek equivalent, Neptune was also worshipped by the Romans as the god of horses, and, under the name Neptune Equester, he was a patron god of horse-racing.
  The planet Neptune is named after this Roman god.
context_section_description: Neptune (Latin: Neptūnus) is the god of water and the sea in ancient Roman religion and mythology. His Greek equivalent is the god Poseidon. The Roman conception of Neptune was mainly influenced by the Etruscan god Nethuns. Neptune was associated with fresh water as well as the sea, while Oceanus was the god of the world-ocean. Like his Greek equivalent, Neptune was also worshipped by the Romans as the god of horses, and, under the name Neptune Equester, he was a patron god of horse-racing.
  The planet Neptune is named after this Roman god.
caption: Statue of Neptune, 2nd century AD, Prado Museum, Spain.
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