Sea in culture sea nymphs whose parents were Nereus and Doris. The Tritons, sons of Poseidon, who were variously represented with the tails of fish or seahorses, formed Poseidon's retinue along with the Nereids. The mythic sea was further peopled by dangerous sea monsters such as Scylla. Poseidon himself had something of the shifting character of the sea, presiding not only over the sea, but also earthquakes, storms and horses. Neptune occupied a similar position in Roman mythology. Another Greek sea-god, Proteus, specifically embodies the domain of sea change, the adjectival form "protean" meaning mutable, able to assume many forms. Shakespeare makes use
Poseidon Pass after Poseidon, god of the sea and of earthquakes in Greek mythology. Poseidon Pass Poseidon Pass () is a pass about high on the east side of the Antarctic Peninsula. It leads from Mobiloil Inlet to Larsen Ice Shelf between Cape Keeler and Cape Mayo. It was photographed from the air by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) in December 1947 and roughly surveyed from the ground by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in November 1947. It was used by the east coast geological party from Stonington Island in November 1960 and was found to provide an ideal sledge