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  1. Poseidon
    HMS Poseidon was a British Parthian Class submarine of 1475 tons displacement launched in 1929 and sunk as a result of a collision occurring in 1930. HMS Poseidon was armed with one 4-inch gun; two machine-guns and eight 21-inch torpedo tubes. She had a top speed of 17.5 knots surfaced, 9 knots submerged and carried a complement of 50.
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  2. POSEIDON
    acronym: Satellite programme (France)
    Found on http://cdiac.ornl.gov/pns/acronyms.html#

  3. Poseidon
    Greek god of earthquakes, horses, water and the sea. He is usually depicted with a trident or a dolphin.
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  4. Poseidon
    god of the sea, horses and earthquakes; son of Cronus and Rhea; read the Homeric Hymn to Poseidon to learn more.
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  5. Poseidon
    [n] - (Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology
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  6. Poseidon
    In Greek mythology, the chief god of the sea, brother of Zeus and Pluto. The brothers dethroned their father, Kronos, and divided his realm, Poseidon taking the sea. Husband of Amphitrite, his sons...
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  7. Poseidon
    noun (Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune
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  8. Poseidon
    in Greek religion, god of the sea and of water generally; he is to be distinguished from Pontus, the personification of the sea and the oldest Greek ... [6 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/99

  9. Poseidon
    Poseidon (pōsī'dun) , in Greek religion and mythology, god of the sea, protector of all waters. After the fall of the Titans, Poseidon was allotted the sea. He was worshiped especially in connection with navigation; but as the god of fresh waters he also was worshiped as a fertility ...
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  10. Poseidon
    Poseidon was the Greek god of the sea. He was a son of Cronos.
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  11. Poseidon
    In Greek mythology, the chief god of the sea, brother of Zeus and Pluto. The brothers dethroned their father, Kronos, and divided his realm, Poseidon taking the sea. Husband of Amphitrite, his sons were the merman sea god Triton and the Cyclops Polyphemus. Armed with a trident, he drove a chariot dr...
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  12. Poseidon
    Brother of Zeus. Olympian god who spent much of his time in his own watery kingdom. God of the sea and easily identifiable by his trident and chariot which could be used to create massive shifts in the waters. Challenged Athena for the city they both coveted although Athena's olive tree was more att...
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  13. Poseidon
    `Poseidon` (wikt:Ποσειδῶν|Ποσειδῶν-->) was the god of the sea, and, as "Earth-Shaker," of earthquakes in pages=136–39-->--> The name of the sea-god Nethuns in Etruscan was adopted in Latin for Neptune in Roman mythology: both were ...
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  14. Poseidon
    (film) `Poseidon` () is a 2006 disaster film directed by Wolfgang Petersen, the third film adaptation of the novel The Poseidon Adventure written by Paul Gallico, and a loose remake of the 1972 film of the same name. It stars Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas and Richard Dreyfuss. It was...
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  15. Poseidon
    (horse) `Poseidon` (19 August 1903 - 3 February 1930) was an Australian Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse. He won 19 races over distances ranging from five furlongs to three miles. Sixteen of these wins were "Principal Races" (equivalent to today`s "Black Type" races), e...
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  16. Poseidon
    (fictional ship) The `Poseidon` is a fictional cruise ship that first appeared in the 1969 novel The Poseidon Adventure by Paul Gallico and later in four films based on the novel. `In the 1969 novel,` the steamdriven cruise ship is traveling across the Atlantic on a month long t...
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  17. Poseidon
    (comics) `Poseidon` is a fictional comic book superhero, a member of the Superhuman Initiative implemented by Iron Man, Hank Pym and Mr. Fantastic as part of the Superhuman Registration Act, as seen in Marvel Comics` 2006-07 Civil War miniseries. Poseidon was first mentioned in Civi...
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  18. Poseidon
    (Saint Seiya) The Greek god is one of the main antagonists in the Manga Saint Seiya, authored by Masami Kurumada, that was later adapted to Anime. He was created by Kurumada based on the mythologic persona of the same name. Overview : As in Greek mythology, he is the god and ruler of the seas...
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11 February 2012

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On 11th February, 1858, a 14 year old French peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary at her native Lourdes. She also revealed that the waters of a spring near a grotto in Lourdes had been given healing powers by the Virgin. Eventually, the Roman Catholic church decided that the visions were authentic. Franz Werfel wrote the novel, Song of Bernadette, based on the story of Bernadette's visions. read more

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