Poseidon/Enki?

If Poseidon does mean lord of the land or earth, could this
correspond to the name of Sumerian deity Enki?

Enki was the lord of the subterranean fresh waters-Springs, Oases,
places in the Earth that provided drinkable water. Enki literally is
translated as Lord of Earth, isn't it?

-Mr. Caws

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land" =

> > "lord of the earth", which is the wrong way round for IE because

it is

> > an over-literal loan-translation of a Semitic god name "Ba`al

`Ars." =

> > "lord of the earth", the name being because he was blamed for

causing

> > earthquakes by some such method as jabbing with his trident at the
> > underwater slopes of the islands.
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