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 (fictional ship) Poseidon (fictional ship) The SS "Poseidon" is a fictional transatlantic ocean liner that first appeared in the 1969 novel "The Poseidon Adventure" by Paul Gallico and later in four films based on the novel. The ship is named after the god of the seas in Greek mythology. In the 1969 novel, the ship is traveling across the Atlantic on her first month-long cruise with African and South American ports of call, after her recent sale & conversion from the 35-year old British ocean liner RMS "Atlantis" into the American cruise ship SS Poseidon. On December 26, the "SS Poseidon" capsizes