Poseidon


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Po·sei·don

 (pō-sīd′n, pə-)
n. Greek Mythology
The god of the waters, earthquakes, and horses, and brother of Zeus.
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Poseidon

(pɒˈsaɪdən)
n
1. (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the god of the sea and of earthquakes; brother of Zeus, Hades, and Hera. He is generally depicted in art wielding a trident. Roman counterpart: Neptune
2. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a US submarine-launched ballistic missile
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Po•sei•don

(poʊˈsaɪd n, pə-)

n.
the ancient Greek god of the sea and of horses: identified by the Romans with Neptune.
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Noun1.Poseidon - (Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythologyPoseidon - (Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
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Poseidon

[pəˈsaɪdən] NPoseidón
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Poseidon

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Poseidon

[pɒˈsaɪdn] nPoseidone m
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References in classic literature ?
He informs Oedipus that a stranger who has taken sanctuary at the altar of Poseidon wishes to see him.
A certain man is absent from home for many years; he is jealously watched by Poseidon, and left desolate.
In one instance a considerable and characteristic section can be traced from extant fragments and notices: Salmoneus, son of Aeolus, had a daughter Tyro who bore to Poseidon two sons, Pelias and Neleus; the latter of these, king of Pylos, refused Heracles purification for the murder of Iphitus, whereupon Heracles attacked and sacked Pylos, killing amongst the other sons of Neleus Periclymenus, who had the power of changing himself into all manner of shapes.
During the visit, the defence ministers experienced a demo flight in a US Navy Poseidon P-8A aircraft.
The Company previously announced that Poseidon had completed underground drilling and the resulting geological interpretations and new wireframes were supplied to Optiro for the estimation which was completed recently.
'We cannot exclude the possibility that the crew of the Boeing P-8A Poseidon decided on some kind of cunning plan, which can be really confusing since visually the route of its flight did not go along the coast of Syria.
"This is a great milestone in the UK P-8A Poseidon's journey to the UK, as we are one step closer to its arrival in Scotland," said Air Commodore Richard Barrow, the senior responsible owner for the UK's P-8A program.
The crew flew the aircraft at a safe distance to the aerial target and identified it as a US P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance jet, which immediately changed the direction of its flight to fly away from the Russian state border," Sputnik quoted the ministry as saying.
Earlier in the day an alleged video of an interception of a US P-8 Poseidon surveillance aircraft by Russian warplanes near the coast of Crimea surfaced online.
With eight months until the delivery of the first Poseidon MRA Mk1 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), commonly known as the P-8A Poseidon, personnel are training from Number 120 Squadron and Poseidon Line Squadron.
Based on initial reports cited by Marina, the Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) in Cebu radioed the inbound vessel MV Eastern Endeavour while it was transiting along the Cebu-Mactan Channel abeam Shell Island, informing its crew that an outbound vessel LCT Poseidon 29 was transiting southbound.