Ops tricked Saturn into eating a rock after he had eaten five of his six children. Saturn decided to eat the children as they were born, including Neptune.
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The traditional version of the story of Neptune’s birth focused on Saturn’s father, revealing a prophecy of doom for the god at the hands of one of his children.
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Neptune shares an origin story with several gods who were born to his parents, Saturn and Ops. The role of Neptune changed when the Roman Empire came into contact with Greece and absorbed much of its religion. Unlike many of the gods of Rome, Neptune has his origins in the Latin culture of Rome.