Neptune

Dis Pater aka Rex Infernus, Roman god of the underworld, contracted from Dives Pater (“Father of Riches”)

Dīs Pater (Dītis Patris), otherwise known as Rex Infernus or Pluto, is a Roman god of the underworld. Dis was originally associated with fertile agricultural land and mineral wealth, and since those minerals came from underground, he was later equated with… Read more.

Apr 17, 2023

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Agriculture, Chthonic, Complement, Italy, Jupiter, Mercury, Money, Neptune, Religion, Saturn, Sticks and Stones, Underworld

Neptune (Neptūnus) is the god of freshwater and the sea in Roman religion. He is the counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon. In the Greek tradition, he is a brother of Jupiter and Pluto; the brothers preside over the realms of heaven,… Read more.

Jan 23, 2023

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Cattle, Mythology, Nepenthes, Neptune, Planets, Seeing Red

Nechtan

Nechtan is a figure in Irish mythology who is associated with a spring marking the source of the River Boyne, known as Nechtan’s Well or the Well of Wisdom. He was the husband of Boann, eponymous goddess… Read more.

Jan 23, 2023

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Hazel, Mythology, Nepenthes, Neptune, Planets

Adam Napat (and Nethuns)

Apam Napat is a deity in the Indo-Iranian pantheon associated with water. His names in the Vedas, Apām Napāt, and in Zoroastrianism, Apąm Napāt, mean “child of the waters” in Sanskrit and Avestan respectively. Napāt (“grandson”, “progeny”) is cognate with Latin nepos and English nephew.[a] In the Rig Veda, he is… Read more.

Jan 23, 2023

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Gold, Mythology, Nepenthes, Neptune, Planets

Transportation

Penal transportation or transportation was the relocation of convicted criminals, or other persons regarded as undesirable, to a distant place, often a colony, for a specified term; later, specifically established penal colonies became their destination. While the prisoners may have… Read more.

Jan 7, 2023

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Gold, Immigration, Neptune, Slavery