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POSEIDON
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• POSEIDON (noun)
The noun POSEIDON has 1 sense:
1. (Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune
Familiarity information: POSEIDON used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
Greek deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
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