How to Say "Poseidon" in Spanish

Poseidón

/poseiˈdon/masculine

The English name Poseidon is translated into Spanish as Poseidón. It is also spelled Posidón.

Meaning: the god of the sea (name)

Ways to say it

“poseidon” in Spanish
Spanish	IPA	Note
Poseidón	/poseiˈdon/	masculine
Posidón	/posiˈdon/	masculine, alternative form

The term refers to the god of the sea (name).

Poseidón is the standard spelling, while Posidón is a less common alternative spelling.

The name is a masculine noun.

/poseiˈdon/

Spanish speakers often prefer to invoke the Roman equivalent, Neptuno, when describing the violent power of the sea or a storm. While Poseidón is correct for the Greek deity, la furia de Neptuno is a common idiomatic way to personify ocean waves.
In Spanish, Posidonia refers to a vital species of Mediterranean seagrass, which shares a linguistic root with the name Poseidón.
Spanish distinguishes between the Greek Poseidón and the Roman Neptuno, but in casual conversation about mythology, the two are often used interchangeably.

Neptuno era el equivalente romano de Poseidón.
Neptune was the roman equivalent of Poseidon.
This sentence is useful for showing the relationship between the Greek and Roman gods using Poseidón.
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Poseidón está enojado.
Poseidon is angry.
This sentence illustrates a simple state of being applied to Poseidón.
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La historia nos habla de Neptuno, el poderoso dios romano del mar y equivalente a Poseidón en la mitología griega.
History tells us of Neptune, the powerful Roman god of the sea and equivalent to Poseidon in Greek mythology.
Los griegos adoraban a Poseidón.
The Greeks worshipped Poseidon.

Daniel and Elena are studying Greek mythology.

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