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ID: 901000198
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000198
Record Type: Character/Person

Poseidon (Greek deity)

Note: In Greek religion, god of the sea (and of water generally), earthquakes, and horses. He is distinguished from Pontus, the personification of the sea and the oldest Greek divinity of the waters.

Names:
Poseidon (Greek deity) (preferred,English)
Ποσειδῶν (Greek deity) (English)
Ποσειδώνας (Greek deity) (Greek,U,N)
Posidonio (Greek deity) (Italian-P,D,N)
Poiséadón (Greek deity) (undetermined,U,N)
Pozidono (Greek deity) (undetermined,U,N)
Posidon (Greek deity) (undetermined,U,N)
Пасейдон (Greek deity) (undetermined,U,N)
波塞冬 (Greek deity) (Chinese,U,N)
포세이돈 (Greek deity) (Korean,U,N)
ポセイドーン (Greek deity) (Japanese,U,N)
بوسيدون (Greek deity) (Arabic,U,N)
פוסידון (Hebrew,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Greek iconography> (P)
........<Greek characters> (G)
............Poseidon (Greek deity) (I)
Related Iconography:
distinguished from .... Pontus
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Pontus (Greek deity)) [901001955]
consort/spouse of .... Amphitrite
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Amphitrite (Greek deity)) [901000447]
parent of .... Ancaeus
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Ancaeus (Greek character)) [901000814]
counterpart is .... Neptune
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Roman iconography, Roman characters, Neptune (Roman deity)) [901000243]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
deity of .... sea
.....(bodies of water (natural), natural landscapes, landscapes (environments), Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name), Built Environment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
deity of .... earthquakes
.....(earth movements, natural events, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
deity of .... horses (species)
.....(Equus (genus), Equidae (family), Perissodactyla (order), Mammalia (class), Vertebrata (subphylum), Chordata (phylum), Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Poseidon (Greek deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) no2016012139
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) in 92H1 (story of) Neptune (Poseidon)
Ποσειδῶν (Greek deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Ποσειδώνας (Greek deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Posidonio (Greek deity)
................ICCD database (1988-)
Poiséadón (Greek deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Pozidono (Greek deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Posidon (Greek deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Пасейдон (Greek deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
波塞冬 (Greek deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
포세이돈 (Greek deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
ポセイドーン (Greek deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
بوسيدون (Greek deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
פוסידון
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Poseidon," accessed 10 July 2017
................ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-) http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/11939/triptolemos-painter-attic-red-figure-pelike-greek-attic-about-470-bc/

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