If born means entered the comprehension of man, Neptune was born when the Roman religion adopted the Greek Pantheon, re-naming all the gods. Poseidon, the god of the sea, was given the name Neptune.
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In ancient Greece the god of the Ocean was called Poseidon. In ancient Rome he was called Neptune.
Poseidon. Answer 2: Well, Poseidon was the Greek god. In Rome he was Neptunus (Neptune).
Poseidon was named before Neptune. Poseidon is the Greek god of the sea and was worshipped by ancient Greeks. The planet Neptune was discovered much later, in 1846, and was named after the Roman god of the sea, Neptune, who is equivalent to Poseidon in Greek mythology.
The Roman god Neptune was the god of the ocean. To befriend Neptune was to have safe passage across the dangerous seas. Neptune's mythology came from the Greek god of the sea, Poseidon.
The name of March comes from ancient Rome, when March was the first month of the year and named Martius after Mars, the Roman god of war.