NEPTUNE

Myth 1
Neptune was the son of Saturn, and Rhea or Ops, and brother of Jupiter. When arrived at maturity, he assisted his brother Jupiter in his expeditions, for which that god, on attaining to supreme power, assigned him the sea and the islands for his empire.

Myth 2
Whatever attachment Neptune might have had to his brother at one period, he was at another expelled heaven for entering into a conspiracy against him, in conjunction with several other deities; whence he fled, with Apollo, to Laomedon, king of Troy, where Neptune having assisted in raising the walls of the city, and being dismissed unrewarded, in revenge, sent a sea-monster to lay waste the country.

Myth 3
On another occasion, this deity had a contest with Vulcan and Minerva, in regard to their skill. The goddess, as a proof of her's, made a horse, Vulcan a man, and Neptune a bull, whence that animal was used in the sacrifices to him, though it is probable that, as the victim was to be black, the design was to point out the raging quality and fury of the sea, over which he presided.

Neptune's Trident
In Hesiod's account, Poseidon's trident was crafted by the three Cyclopes. According to Robert Graves, however, both the Poseidon's trident and Zeus' thunderbolt were originally a sacred labrys, but later distinguished from each other when Poseidon became god of the sea, while Zeus claimed the right to the thunderbolt.

Neptune's Festival

Solstice (from the Latin sol 'sun') celebrations honor the sun. At the summer solstice in late June, there is no dearth of sun, so celebrants just enjoy the extra hours of daylight, but by the winter solstice in late December, the sun is getting weaker and weaker every day. Although it doesn't take long to realize the sun will return to its former glory all on its own .Thus, it is common for winter solstice celebrations to include candle lighting, bonfire creation, and drunken debauchery.
In Greek mythology, the sea god Poseidon is one of the most lascivious of the gods, producing more offspring than other noteworthily randy gods.

CITATIONS

• http://www.tribunesandtriumphs.org/roman-gods/myths-about-the-roman-god-nep...
• http://www.jstor.org/stable/638331
• http://www.windows2universe.org/mythology/Definitions_gods/Neptune_def.html