He had a brother, Neptune, who ruled the ocean, and another brother, Pluto, who ruled the underworld; and Ceres was one of his sisters. […] The birds would cease singing, for they preferred his songs to their own; the spirits in the trees would hush the murmur of their leaves to hear him; and the gentle gods of the rivers, and Neptune himself, god of old ocean, would quiet their waters to listen. […] Now, the horse is the animal sacred to Neptune, the god of ocean, and it seemed plain that the Greeks had made this monster in honor of Neptune, so that they might have a safe voyage. […] This plan pleased the people, but at that moment Laocoön, the priest of Neptune, came up. […] A Trojan priest of Neptune; warned the Trojans-to beware of the wooden horse, 204.

Cette tendresse de Neptune ne put la garantir d’une mort funeste : Persée la surprit pendant le sommeil, et lui coupa la tête. […] Neptune, épris de ses charmes, lui déclara sa passion dans un temple de Minerve. […] Ce père trop crédule et désespéré, ne voulant point tremper ses mains dans le sang de son fils, l’abandonna au courroux de Neptune. […] On publia que Neptune se vengeait de Laomédon, et que, pour sauver la ville, il fallait exposer une jeune fille et la faire servir de pâture à un monstre marin. […] Les premiers, nommés Jeux équestres ou curules, consistaient en des courses qui se faisaient dans le cirque dédié à Neptune ou au Soleil.