Poseidon

noun

Po·​sei·​don pə-ˈsī-dᵊn 

: the Greek god of the sea compare neptune

Examples of Poseidon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Northrop Grumman and Boeing have demonstrated enhanced interoperability between the MQ-4C Triton unmanned maritime surveillance aircraft and the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026

Medusa is raped by Poseidon, but because Poseidon raped her in Athena’s temple, Athena takes it as an affront and blames Medusa, cursing her by turning her hair into snakes. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 27 July 2026

Polyphemus is one of the sons of Poseidon — prompting the sea god to curse Odysseus' journey home. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

And the Ithacan more than lives up to his reputation as the most obstinate hero in history, regularly taunting Poseidon (Miles Anderson) despite knowing the god will delay his return home. — Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 24 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek Poseidōn

First Known Use

1811, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Poseidon

• widen