Poseidon

[poh-sahyd-n, puh-]

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noun

the ancient Greek god of the sea, with the power to cause earthquakes, identified by the Romans with Neptune.
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

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noun

Roman counterpart: Neptune.��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
a US submarine-launched ballistic missile

Poseidon

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

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The event included a flypast from an RAF Poseidon aircraft from HMS Glasgow's affiliated CXX Squadron.

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Whether it was for critically-acclaimed movies such as The Conversation and Night Moves, or popular blockbusters like The Poseidon Adventure, he became a reliable box-office draw.

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He became a fixture on the big screen in the likes of 1972 disaster film The Poseidon Adventure.

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There are some cute conceits — cereal brands with names like Spartan Crunch and Achilles’ Heels, and Zeus and Poseidon bobbleheads.

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A fateful moment came in the mid-’90s, when the producers of a spoken word album about Greek and Roman myths approached Mortensen to contribute a piece about Poseidon.

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