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  1. Neptune ( Latin: Neptūnus [nɛpˈtuːnʊs]) is the Roman god of freshwater and the sea [2] in Roman religion. He is the counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon. [3] . In the Greek-inspired tradition, he is a brother of Jupiter and Pluto; the brothers preside over the realms of heaven, the earthly world (including the underworld ), and the seas. [4] .

  2. Neptune is the eighth and farthest planet from the Sun in the Solar System. It is an ice giant. It is the fourth-largest planet in the system. Neptune's mass is 17 times Earth's mass and a little bit more than Uranus' mass. Neptune is denser and smaller than Uranus.

  3. Oct 7, 2022 · He is the son of Saturn (the Roman counterpart of Cronus) and Ops (the Roman counterpart of Rhea ). His brother is Jupiter, the Roman equivalent of Zeus from Greek mythology and, therefore, the most powerful god in the Roman pantheon. Neptune was considered the second most powerful god in Roman mythology.

  4. Originally Neptune was a god of the ancient Italians, who did not identify him as a sea god, as they recognized no god of the sort. Rather, Neptune was said to rule exclusively over fresh water. Neptune is one of the earliest Roman gods to have been identified with a Greek deity.

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