The Odyssey · Character
Neptune
The earthshaking sea-god whose implacable grudge against Ulysses turns every voyage home into a trial of storms and shipwreck.
supporting
Also known as Poseidon, King Neptune, mighty Neptune, Earthshaking Neptune, monarch Neptune
First appearance: the odyssey
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Neptune hates Ulysses for blinding his son Polyphemus, and his wrath is the wandering's relentless engine: he cannot kill the hero, but he can keep him from home. While the other gods pity Ulysses, Neptune is away among…
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Character groups
- Phaeacian Royal Court
- Protagonist
- Mycenaean Royal Family
- Mythological and Secondary Characters
- Trojan War Figures
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