Poseidon (disambiguation)

Poseidon is the god of the sea in ancient Greek mythology.

Poseidon may also refer to:

People

• Posidonius, ancient Greek astronomer and geographer

Art, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

• Poseidon (comics), Marvel Universe superhero
• Poseidon (fictional ship), featured in both of Paul Gallico's novels and the four film adaptations
• Poseidon (Saint Seiya), manga villain

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

Games

• Poseidon: Master of Atlantis, a video game expansion pack

Literature

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

Music

• Poseidon (album), by French band Dagoba
• In the Wake of Poseidon, an album by British band King Crimson

Television series

• Poseidon (TV series), 2011 South Korean drama

Astronomy

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

Aviation, missiles, and satellites

• Boeing P-8 Poseidon, a U.S. Navy anti-submarine military aircraft
• TOPEX/Poseidon, a space mission
• UGM-73 Poseidon, a U.S. Navy nuclear ballistic missile system
• The Poseidon-2 radar altimeter onboard the Jason-1 oceanographic satellite

Computing

• PoSeidon (Malware), a virus targeting point-of-sale computer systems
• Poseidon drowning detection system, computer aided swimming pool safety equipment
• Poseidon for UML, an application used to create Unified Modeling Language models
• Poseidon Linux, an operating system
• Poseidon is a specific implementation of the ISO 8583 electronic payment protocol

Resorts

• Poseidon Undersea Resorts
• The Poseidon Garden, a thermal garden in Citara beach, Italy

Ships

• HMS Poseidon (P99), a Royal Navy Parthian-class submarine launched in 1929 and sunk in 1931
• 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

Other uses

• Poseidon (horse), an Australian Thoroughbred
• Poseidon bubble, an Australian stock market bubble
• Poseidon, the Boardwalk Hall Auditorium Organ in Atlantic City, New Jersey