How does Neptune fulfill Theseus s prayer NU Lucius Annaeus Seneca BCE CE a Roman Stoic writer composed Phaedra around CE In this tragic story Theseus prays to Neptune the sea god to punish his son Hippolytus Neptune fulfills the prayer terribly by sending a sea monster that brings Hippolytus s cruel and painful death Theseus s Angry Prayer Theseus becomes furious after hearing Phaedra s false charge He wrongly believes Hippolytus tried to dishonor her In his anger he calls upon Neptune to punish his son He cries Let Hippolytus see the bright day no more His prayer shows a father s blind rage Neptune s Deadly Response Neptune the god of the sea hears the prayer He sends a terrible sea monster from the deep The creature rises from the ocean and frightens Hippolytus s horses The mighty deep heaves up into a huge mound This shows Neptune