波塞冬所驾驭的神马是他权力的象征。波塞冬对神马十分赞许，因为它既可劳作，又能参战。神马速度惊人，可以追波逐浪。

• A suitable symbol of his power, therefore, was the horse, admirably adapted as it is both for labour and battle, whilst its swift springing movement compares finely with the advance of a foaming wave of the sea.