Neptune - Loures, Portugal
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RuiJSDuarte
N 38° 50.511 W 009° 13.423
29S E 480584 N 4299250
A Neptune display in a Fountain.
Waymark Code: WMCY4J
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 10/25/2011
Views: 15
Near Loures one can find this Neptune representation adorning a Fountain.
Neptune (Latin: Neptunus) was the god of water and the sea in Roman mythology and religion.
Unlike the Greek "Oceanus", titan of the world-ocean, Neptune was associated as well with fresh water. It´s suggested that for Latins, who were not a seafaring people, the primary identification of Neptune was with freshwater springs.
Time Period: Ancient
Approximate Date of Epic Period: 339 BC
Epic Type: Mythical
Exhibit Type: Mural, Painting, Photograph
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