From: Brian M. Scott Message: 56691 Date: 2008-04-04
At 10:58:48 AM on Friday, April 4, 2008, Patrick Ryan wrote:
[...]
> Is Poseidon a god of the sea? Even though his name
> contains 'river'?
Does it? The last time this was discussed, the conclusion
was that while the first element is almost certainly an old
vocative of <posis> 'lord', the second cannot be
etymologized with any assurance.