Neptune (mythology) to. Poseidon on the other hand underwent the process of becoming the main god of the sea at a much earlier time, as is shown in the Iliad. In the earlier times it was the god Portunus or Fortunus who was thanked for naval victories, but Neptune supplanted him in this role by at least the first century BC when Sextus Pompeius called himself "son of Neptune." For a time he was paired with Salacia, the goddess of the salt water. Neptune was also considered the legendary progenitor god of a Latin stock, the Faliscans, who called themselves "Neptunia proles".
Illyrian mythology used in the Albanian language to refer to Thursday (). Illyrian mythology Illyrian mythology is only known through mention of Illyrian deities on Roman period monuments, some with "interpretatio Romana". There appears to be no single most prominent Illyrian god and there would have been much variation between individual Illyrian tribes. The Illyrians did not develop a uniform cosmology on which to center their religious practices. Some deities are known exclusively from Istria, such as "Eia", "Malesocus", "Boria" and "Iria". In Liburnia, "Anzotica" is identified with Venus. Other local theonyms include "Latra", "Sentona" and "Ica". "Bindus", identified with Neptune, was