英语词汇neptune的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Neptune. Neptune, the Roman god of water, is usually repre- sented as a stately old man carrying a trident and sitting astride a dolphin or huge sea horse called a hippocampus. The ruler or king of the sea, his name is used for the sea itself. Poseidon was the god of the sea in Greek mythology, his wife Amphitrite, the goddess of the sea. Other sea gods include Triton, their son; Nereus, his hair seaweed green, who lives with his wife Doris at the bottom of the Mediterranean; Portunus, the protector of harbors; and Oceanus, god of the ocean. There were also 50 nereids, daughters of Nereus, and the oceanids, daughters of Oceanus.

词汇	neptune
词源	Neptune. Neptune, the Roman god of water, is usually repre- sented as a stately old man carrying a trident and sitting astride a dolphin or huge sea horse called a hippocampus. The ruler or king of the sea, his name is used for the sea itself. Poseidon was the god of the sea in Greek mythology, his wife Amphitrite, the goddess of the sea. Other sea gods include Triton, their son; Nereus, his hair seaweed green, who lives with his wife Doris at the bottom of the Mediterranean; Portunus, the protector of harbors; and Oceanus, god of the ocean. There were also 50 nereids, daughters of Nereus, and the oceanids, daughters of Oceanus.
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