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Mythology of Neptune

Neptune. The sea. In Roman mythology the divine monarch of the ocean. The principal exploits and merits ascribed to Neptune are, the assistance to Jupiter against the Titans; the building of the walls and ramparts of Troy; the creation and taming of the horse; the raising of the Island Delos out of the sea; and the destruction of Hippolytus by a monster from the deep. He was feared also as the author of earthquakes and deluges, which he caused or checked at pleasure by his trident.