Poseidon (disambiguation)

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Poseidon (Greek: Ποσειδων) is the god of the sea in ancient Greek mythology.

Poseidon may also refer to:

People

• Posidonius, ancient Greek astronomer and geographer

Fictional characters

• Poseidon (Saint Seiya), manga deity character based on the Greek god
• Poseidon (DC Comics), a deity character based on the Greek god
• Jacob Anton Ness, a fictional character from Prison Break known as "Poseidon"
• Poseidon "Postie" Paterson, a fictional character from the Selby novel series

Places

• Poseidon Ocean, an ocean that once existed during the Mesoproterozoic
• Poseidon Pass, a pass on the Antarctic Peninsula
• Poseidon Pond, a pond in Antarctica

In space

• 4341 Poseidon, an asteroid
• Poseidon, an obsolete name for Pasiphae, a moon of the planet Jupiter

Art, entertainment, and media

Film

• The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film), a 1972 film based on Paul Gallico's novel
  • Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, a 1979 sequel to the first film, based on a second book by Paul Gallico that had been commissioned by the film makers
• The Poseidon Adventure (2005 film), a 2005 television film loosely based on Paul Gallico's first novel, as well as the first film
• Poseidon (film), a 2006 film based on Paul Gallico's first novel as well as the first film
• USS Poseidon: Phantom Below, a 2006 film

Literature

• "Poseidon" (short story) by Franz Kafka
• The Poseidon Adventure (novel), a 1969 novel by Paul Gallico.

Music

• Poseidon (album), by French band Dagoba
• Poseidon (EP), by The Mavis's
• In the Wake of Poseidon, an album by British band King Crimson
• Poseidon (Keep me Safe), a 2017 song by Dhani Harrison from In Parallel

Other A&E properties

• Poseidon: Master of Atlantis, a videogame expansion pack
• WinBack 2: Project Poseidon, a third-person shooter videogame
• Poseidon (TV series), 2011 South Korean drama

Fictional elements

Sports

• Poseidon (horse), an Australian Thoroughbred
• Pärnu JK Poseidon, Parnu, Estonia; a soccer team
• Poseidon Neon Poron, Neon Poron, Greece; a soccer team

Groups, organizations, companies

• Poseidon School, Los Angeles, California, USA; a private day school
• Poseidon Society, a funerary company
• Poseidon Press, a defunct American publishing house
• Poseidon Expeditions, an expedition cruise tour operator

Transportation and vehicles

• Boeing P-8 Poseidon, a U.S. made anti-submarine military aircraft
• TOPEX/Poseidon, an oceanographic satellite and space mission
• UGM-73 Poseidon, a U.S. Navy nuclear ballistic missile system
• Poseidon, Russian nuclear-powered nuclear-armed unmanned underwater vehicle

Ships

• Poseidon (ship name)
• HMS Poseidon (P99), a Royal Navy Parthian-class submarine launched in 1929 and sunk in 1931
• Poseidon (A-12), a Spanish Navy salvage and support vessel for submarines
• BN Poseidon was 1951–1959 a coastal tanker launched in 1942 as Empire Faun
• SS Poseidon was 1968–1969 a steam cargo ship launched in 1941 as Empire Ballard
• ST Poseidon was 1973–1976 a steam tug launched in 1941 as Empire Fir
• USS Poseidon (ARL-12), a U.S. Navy Achelous-class repair ship launched in 1944 and sold in 1961
• Greek submarine Poseidon (S-78), a Gato-class submarine
• Poseidon-class submarine, a Greek submarine class

Computing and technology

• PoSeidon (Malware), a virus targeting point-of-sale computer systems
• Poseidon drowning detection system, computer aided swimming pool safety equipment
• Poseidon Linux, an operating system
• Poseidon, a specific implementation of the ISO 8583 electronic payment protocol
• Poseidon, a series of space-based radar altimeters
  • Poseidon-1, a CNES-built Ku-band radar altimeter aboard TOPEX/Poseidon oceanographic satellite
  • Poseidon-2, a radar altimeter on board the Jason-1 oceanographic satellite
  • Poseidon-3, a radar altimeter on board the OSTM/Jason-2 oceanographic satellite
  • Poseidon-3B, a radar altimeter on board the Jason-3 oceanographic satellite

Other uses

• Poseidon bubble, an Australian stock market bubble
• Poseidon, the Boardwalk Hall Auditorium Organ in Atlantic City, New Jersey
• Poseidon (species), species with the specifier poseidon

See also

Search for "poseidon" on Wikipedia.

• All pages with titles beginning with Poseidon
• All pages with titles containing Poseidon
• The Poseidon Adventure (disambiguation)
• Poseidonia (disambiguation)
• Posidonia (disambiguation)

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This page was last edited on 5 May 2024, at 14:54