Poseidon

[ poh-sahyd-n, puh- ]

noun

1. the ancient Greek god of the sea, with the power to cause earthquakes, identified by the Romans with Neptune.
2. Military. a 34-foot (10-meter), submarine-launched U.S. ballistic missile with up to 10 warheads and a range of 2,800 miles (4,502 km).

Poseidon

/ pɒˈsaɪdən /

noun

1. 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 counterpartNeptune
2. a US submarine-launched ballistic missile

Poseidon

1. The Greek name for Neptune , the god in classical mythology who ruled the sea.

Example Sentences

The “weapon”--a cone-shaped object with winglets--is launched on top of a repurposed Poseidon nuclear missile.

From The Daily Beast

In Greek mythology the ocean furies attend upon fickle Poseidon.

From Project Gutenberg

I understand that Poseidon and Pluto entered freak shows—they were fine attractions, too.

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This is the declaration of Poseidon to the gods, when neas was in peril of his life by the sword of Achilles.

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Then Amphitrite appeared, with floating hair and resonant voice, and beside her Poseidon with his four steeds.

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Poseidon and Aphrodite, Odin and Freya, vanish into the indefinite and undiscoverable at the approach of historical criticism.

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