Ποσειδῶν

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Etymology edit

Cognate with Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀮𐀅𐀃 (po-se-da-o); possibly from a vocative *Πότ(ε)ι Δᾶς (*Pót(e)i Dâs) from πόσις (pósis, master, husband) and *Δα (*Da) (Γῆ (), see Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr)[1] and Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀚𐀯𐀅𐀃𐀚 (e-ne-si-da-o-ne), which would be cognate with ἐννοσίγαιος (ennosígaios)).

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Proper noun edit

Ποσειδῶν (Poseidônm (genitive Ποσειδῶνος); third declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Poseidon

Usage notes edit

In archaic and verse, the irregular singular accusative case is Ποσειδῶ (Poseidô).

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References edit

  1. ^ Nilsson, Martin (1967) Die Geschichte der Griechischen Religion[1] (in German), Erster Band Verlag C. H. Beck, page 417‬

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