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  Neptune - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Its symbol is a stylised representation of the god's trident (Unicode: ♆).
In Roman mythology Neptune was the god of the sea, identified with the Greek Poseidon.
Neptune is the intended destination of the mining ship Red Dwarf (1988–) in the books based on the BBC sitcom of that name, but an accident on board sends it into deep space instead.
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 Poseidon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Greek mythology, Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν) was the god of the sea, known to the Romans as Neptune, and to the Etruscans as Nethuns.
Poseidon was a major civic god of several cities: in Athens, he was second only to Athena in importance; while in Corinth and many cities of Magna Graecia he was the chief god of the polis.
Neptune was worshipped by the Romans primarily as a horse god, Neptune Equester, patron of horse-racing.
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 MSN Encarta - Neptune (planet)
Neptune is barely visible to the naked eye and is so faint that even through binoculars it appears as a dim star.
Neptune’s core may be small because most of the rock composing the planet remains mixed with the vast ocean that extends upward from the core to the atmosphere.
Neptune has an active atmosphere, with winds and massive storms that may be caused by heat escaping the planet’s interior.
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 Neptune
Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun and the fourth largest (by diameter).
Neptune was first observed by Galle and d'Arrest on 1846 Sept 23 very near to the locations independently predicted by Adams and Le Verrier from calculations based on the observed positions of Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus.
Neptune's blue color is largely the result of absorption of red light by methane in the atmosphere but there is some additional as-yet-unidentified chromophore which gives the clouds their rich blue tint.
www.seds.org /nineplanets/nineplanets/neptune.html   (1127 words)

  
 NEPTUNE (GOD) - LoveToKnow Article on NEPTUNE (GOD)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
His festival, Nep-tunalia, at which tents were made from the branches of trees, was celebrated on the 23rd of July, and his temple, containing a famous marine group by Scopas, stood near the Circus Flaminius.
In earlier times it was the god Fortunus who was thanked for naval victories; but Sextus Pompeius called himself son of Neptune, and Agrippa dedicated to Neptune a temple (Basilica Neptuni) in the Campus Martius in honor of the naval victory of Actium.
Discovery of Neptune.The detection of Neptune through its action upon Uranus before its existence had been made known by observation is a striking example of the precision reached by the theory of the celestial motions.
51.1911encyclopedia.org /N/NE/NEPTUNE_GOD_.htm   (2554 words)

  
 Salacia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The god Neptune wanted to marry her but she ran off and hid from him in the Atlantic ocean.
Neptune sent a dolphin to look for her and when the animal found her it brought her back to him.
Salacia agreed to marry Neptune and the dolphin was awarded a place in the heavens.
www.pantheon.org /articles/s/salacia.html?esc   (92 words)

  
 Neptune
Neptune is the fourth and last of the "gas giant" planets in proximity to the Sun.
Despina was a nymph, the daughter of Poseidon (Neptune) and Demeter.
In Greek mythology, Triton is a god of the sea, the son of Poseidon (Neptune); usually portrayed as having the head and trunk of a man and the tail of a fish.
www.oldwizard.com /S-Pages/Astronomy/neptune.htm   (3147 words)

  
 Neptune: Overview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Neptune is one of the four planets known as "gas giants," the others being Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus.
Neptune’s greater activity appears to be at least partially due to an internal heat source, which is also indicated by the fact that it radiates more energy than it receives from the sun.
Neptune has the distinction of being the first planet discovered not by random sighting, but by deliberate mathematical prediction of its position.
www.space.com /reference/neptune/overview.html   (530 words)

  
 Neptune (Olympian God)
The pair united, Demeter in the form of a mare and Neptune in the form of a horse, and became the parents of Arion, the god of horses and Despoena, the goddess of fruit.
Neptune, in past eras, was known to quarrel with his fellow Olympians to act as the patron of particular Greek cities.
When Neptune's great-nephew Aeneas, who was the son of his niece, the love-goddess Aphrodite, left war-ravaged Troy and eventually became the ancestor of the Roman peoples, Neptune was worshipped as the prime sea-god by the ancient Romans as he was also by the ancient Greeks who revered him under his original name of Poseidon.
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 NEPTUNE (PLANET) - LoveToKnow Article on NEPTUNE (PLANET)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The observations at the first opposition showed that the planet was moving in a nearly circular orbit, and was at a mean distance from the sun much less than that set by Leverrier as the smallest possible.
Gould, Report to the Smithsoman Institution on the History of the Discovery of Neptune, published by the Smithsonian Institution (Washington, 1850), is the most complete and detailed history of all the circumstances connected with the discovery, and with the early investiga-ions on the orbit of the planet, that has been published.
General tables of the motion of Neptune are in Kowalski's Tables du mouvement de la planets Neptune; Newcomb's Investigation of the Orbit of Neptune, Washington, Smithsonian Institution (1866); Leverrier's Annales de I'Obseruatoire de Paris; Memoirs, vol.
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 The Saturn/Neptune Paradox
When Saturn and Neptune are in harmonious aspect (sextile, trine) realism and idealism work hand in hand and dreams come true because of the belief in their natural integration, spirit supports the physical and trust in the ideal manifesting is high.
Neptune in the sign of dramatic ego recognition (Leo) is square Saturn in Scorpio the sign of emotional significance, a significance it seems that was denied by the early environment (4th house reference).
The sense of sacrifice associated with Neptune is the unconscious recognition that "he that overcomes" the illusion of the physical dream, can blend his personal consciousness with the consciousness of the solar system (the Christ consciousness), other systems, and ultimately "All That Is" (God) with the recognition that one is as real as the other.
www.astroconsulting.com /FAQs/neptune.htm   (1966 words)

  
 Neptune in Astrology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Neptune, ancient god and ruler of the Seven Seas, taps into our deepest emotions and fears, and inspires us with the wildest dreams and fantasies.
The depth and richness of Neptune's watery realm can be a blessing - assuring us of the connectedness of all life, or he can sweep it all away with a boundless fury, leaving us lost and wandering through a murky sea of emotion.
Neptune's discovery coincides with the advent of motion pictures - which have given us glimpses into much more, both real and imagined, than our individual minds could possibly dream of.
www.mooncatsastrology.com /webpages/neptune.htm   (390 words)

  
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Neptune desires to be in a state of bliss and love, to ascend out of the ordinary, to be one with God.
Neptune by SIGN is significant as a generational marker, as all persons born for a 10+-year span had Neptune in the same sign.
One person's Neptune conjunct key factors in the chart of another is inspiring and promises ideal love, rapport, flow, undertanding, and a union "made in heaven." Hard aspects of Neptune, especially oppositions, lend to confusion, addictions, lies and omissions, communication breakdowns, unrealistic assessment of others, disillusionment.
www.astrologynow.com /carolwillis/Neptune.txt   (5239 words)

  
 Solar System: Neptune, Facts, Figures and Mythology
Neptune is the smallest of the gas giant planets, so called because they have no solid surfaces.
Neptune’s winds are the fastest in the solar system, sometimes reaching speeds of up to 2,000km/h.
A Greek god of the sea, and son of Tethys and Oceanus.
www.r-clarke.org.uk /planets/neptune.htm   (432 words)

  
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Neptune was once known as Poseidon the Greek sea god who administered all the lakes and the rivers.
Neptune turned himself into a stallion to woo the goddess Demeter when she became a mare, thus he has been called the inventor of horse racing.
The planet Neptune bears its closest association with Pisces, the most watery of all the signs, and is particularly concerned with dancing and poetry.
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 Neptune, Greek Poseidon
In Roman mythology, the name given to the Greek sea god Poseidon, son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Zeus (Roman Jupiter) and Hades (Roman Pluto).
Neptune is the outermost planet of the gas giants, orbiting the Sun every 165 years and with a day lasting 16 hours and 6.7 minutes.
Neptune was discovered on September 23, 1846 by Johann Gottfried Galle, of the Berlin Observatory, and Louis d'Arrest, an astronomy student, through mathematical predictions made by Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier, abd it has eight moons, six of which were found by Voyager.
www.occultopedia.com /n/neptune.htm   (3362 words)

  
 bwtf.com: Ben's World of Transformers (Beast Wars the Second)
God Neptune is the amalgamation of the five members of the Seacon Pirate group.
The four smaller components of God Neptune all connect to the square holes on the sides of his shoulders and the undersides of his feet.
God Neptune is the amalgamation of the Seacon Pirate team, which means his color scheme comes off as the most brilliant of any individual Seacon Pirate.
www.bwtf.com /bws/toys/reviews/godneptune.shtml   (2230 words)

  
 Neptune   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The god of the sea among the Romans.
Despite the fact that his cult grew after his equation with Poseidon, Neptune was far less popular among sailors than Poseidon was among the Greek mariners.
Neptune was held in much higher regard as Neptune Equester, the god and patron of horse-racing and horses.
www.pantheon.org /articles/n/neptune.html   (135 words)

  
 Project NOVA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Neptune orbits the Sun at a distance of 30.1 AU (2.8 billion miles) and takes 165 years to complete one orbit.
Neptune has a mass that is 17 times greater than Earth's mass.
The largest moon of Neptune is Triton with a diameter of 2,800 kilometers (1,700 miles).
www.uncfsu.edu /msec/nova/timmod7k.htm   (459 words)

  
 SPACE.com -- Neptune Data Sheet
Because of Pluto's strange orbit, Neptune is sometimes the most distant planet from the Sun.
Since 1979, Neptune was the ninth planet from the Sun.
Neptune was discovered in 1846 after mathematical calculations of Uranus' movements predicted the existence of another large body.
www.space.com /scienceastronomy/solarsystem/neptune-ez.html   (261 words)

  
 Neptune, a planet and a god of the sea.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Neptune, a planet and a god of the sea.
Neptune is the Roman equivalent of the Greek Poseidon, god of the sea.
Neptune orbits slowly because it is far from the Sun.
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 Neptune
Neptune was the name that ancient Romans gave to the Greek god of the sea and earthquakes, Poseidon.
After the defeat of their father Saturn (Cronos), the three brothers divided the world in three parts to be ruled by one of the three brothers.
One day Neptune saw the water nymph Amphitrite dancing in the island of Naxos and fell in love with her.
www.windows.ucar.edu /tour/link=/mythology/Definitions_gods/Neptune_def.html   (252 words)

  
 Greek God Poseidon
Greek god Poseidon (god Neptune, in Roman mythology) is best known as the God of Sea, but he was also the god of earthquakes and horses.
Greek god Poseidon had a quarrel with goddess Athena when they fought for the city of Athens.
The Greek god Poseidon had seen her while she was playing with her sisters, and he fell in love in her.
www.greek-gods-and-goddesses.com /greek-god-poseidon.html   (562 words)

  
 Neptune, God of the Sea, in Astrology/Zodiac
Neptune, God of the Sea, is the ruler of Pisces.
Planets that Neptune contact are often colored by fantasy and dreaminess, and a vulnerable nature that may be susceptible to disillusionment.
Neptune's glyph, or symbol, resembles the trident that the god Poseidon/Neptune is often shown holding.
www.cafeastrology.com /neptune.html   (317 words)

  
 Athena's Web Weekly Column
Interwoven together with the Martial dates of this alignment were the conjunctions to Neptune by Pluto on Nov 15, 1967, May 5 and Sept 8, '68, and May 26 and June 2, '69.
Neptune squares Mars, so these two archetypes are at cross purposes, and their currents play out in powerful ways.
Because Neptune is the planet of the unknown, the populace is often in a fog about the reasons we are being attacked (Mars), why we attack (Mars), or as at Pearl Harbor, that we are being attacked (Mars), as in a sneak attack.
www.athenasweb.com /2004/columns/Column112604.html   (565 words)

  
 Rev. Tim Neptune fills the void at First Baptist Church   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Neptune, 33, said he decided to leave his position as senior pastor of the church he built seven years ago in Lodi after visiting Marco Island last year and saying a lot of prayers.
Neptune and his wife Karen have four children — Aaron, 9 Paul, 8, Stephen, 6, and Anna, 2, — who took permanent residence in the back-yard pool at their new house as soon as the sun rose Friday morning, their first day on Marco Island.
Neptune said he is ready to make a difference on the island and eager to get acquainted with the new congregation.
www.marconews.com /03/06/marco/d934072a.htm   (1152 words)

  
 Neptune
Neptune was the first planet to be discovered not through observation, but by predicting its existence using calculations based on the universal theory of gravitation.
Neptune’s surface relief reveals a surprising amount of atmospheric activity, with violent winds (of) up to 1,000 kilometres per hour, numerous clouds, and rapidly moving air turbulence.
Etymology: Son of Saturn and brother of Jupiter and Pluto, Neptune was god of the sea in Roman mythology.
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 Greek and Roman Mythology
God of fire; celestial flsmith; son of Zeus and Hera; husband of Aphrodite.
God of physicians and thieves; messenger of gods; son of Zeus and Maia.
Chief of Olympian gods; son of Cronus and Rhea; husband of Hera.
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 Poseidon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
He is most famous as the god of the sea.
Poseidon is Greek for "Husband" (possibly of wheat), and therefore it is thought that he and Demeter (goddess of wheat) are a good match because they reign as the god and goddess of fertility.
Though he could be difficult and assert his powers over the gods and mortals, Poseidon could be cooperative and it was he who helped the Greeks during the Trojan War.
www.pantheon.org /articles/p/poseidon.html   (583 words)

  
 Roman and greek mythology of gods and goddesses
The Greek and Roman pantheons of gods and goddesses are a mirror reflection of one another, with a cross cultural effect on Roman culture.
The aspect of trickery was attributed to Hermes Greek god of theives, and messengers, and judges, as well as messenger of the gods and guide of the dead in some myths.
The Greek god Hephaestus also known as the Roman god Vulcan was god of the forge, of smiths and armorers and artisans.
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 Return of the Daughter: Enlightenment by Bellezza Squillace
According to the mythology, Neptune is a god of storms, earthquakes, tidal waves and hurricanes, able to unleash primal rage and emotional intensity upon the land and sea at will.
Nothing stops the emotional or intuitive tsunami from drowning the Neptune person without warning during a major transit when emotions and instincts are not allowed to exist in their outer lives or when they are not released at proper intervals.
Strong Neptune placements are seen in the charts of empaths, poets, idealists, dreamers, musicians, actors and dancers, and in the charts of more androgynous males.
www.matrifocus.com /IMB05/astrology.htm   (1070 words)

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