Cultural Life In Ancient Greece

Thousands of years ago, the ancient Greek civilization had a god for everything that they could have thought of. One such god was Poseidon. Poseidon was the god of the sea and horses (Gil). Symbols that represented Poseidon included the trident and dolphin(Gil). He became one of the most well known of the gods because of his fierce temper and his adulterous ways. Poseidon was also part of many battles, such as the Trojan Wars. (Poseidon: Greek) He also caused many hardships for Odysseus as he returned home from the war.(Gall 49). Poseidon was a lustful (Gall 48) being who showed signs of violence and was also known to hold fierce grudges against those who wronged him (Poseidon).

Poseidon was the god of the seas. He was worshiped by seamen but also very feared for his power over the water. Poseidon was thought to be the second strongest god after Zeus.

In the religion and mythology of ancient Greece, Poseidon was the god of the sea and of water in general. Unpredictable and often violent, he frequently represented the destructive power of the sea and was also the god of earthquakes. He was closely associated with horses as well. In art, Poseidon was typically shown as a bearded man carrying a trident (a three-pronged fishing spear) and accompanied by a dolphin or a tuna. He traveled over the sea in a chariot pulled by creatures that had the heads and bodies of horses and the tails of fish.

Have you ever looked out over the vast, seamlessly never-ending ocean and thought, man I wish I could rule over all of that? Well the Grecian god Poseidon does! Poseidon, son of Kronos most powerful of all the primevals, Grecian god of the Seas was very well the most disruptive god to not only the gods of Olympus but also the people of Greece.

Many things through today's world is connected or brought on because of greek mythology. Poseidon is one of the most powerful gods or goddesses in mythology. Although, Poseidon is a dominant Greek god many still don’t know his mythology. Poseidon is a great Greek god because of his family, his role in Greek mythology, and the myths he was in.

Poseidon, the most famous God of the sea, was represented as extremely powerful, with a violent and vengeful disposition. (Sellers) First, Poseidon was the God of many things, such as

He was the god of the sea, earthquakes horses and storms and controller of everything under the sea. Poseidon was an ultimate god to the Greeks, and was worshiped by all. He was one of the three major gods, all of whom appeared in day to day life. Along with his brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews and children he ruled all aspects of Greek life. Poseidon was one of the gods with the most children, so in some ways, he had more influence outside of his domain than other gods.

Poseidon, according to Greek mythology was the god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses. He also held his own appointed position among the great gods on Olympus. Although he was officially one of the supreme gods of Mount Olympus, he spent most of his time in his watery domain. He was master not only of the sea but also of the lakes and rivers. In a sense the earth belonged to him, since his waters sustained it and he could shake it at will. He was the son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, and the brother of Zeus and Hades. Poseidon was the husband of Amphitrite, who was one of the Nereids. They had son who they named Triton. Poseidon also had numerous other love affairs especially with nymps of spring and fountains. He was the father of several

Poseidon was the Greek God of the sea, and earthquakes. Poseidon was depicted in art as an older man, with a beard usually depicted with seashells, and sea life.

Poseidon’s. Was powerful, decisive, competitive, and dignified. He had sea green eyes that changed to storm gray when he was angry. His hair and beard or wavy

Another story has it that Poseidon became the God of Horses not only by creating one for Demeter but people sacfricing a horse into the ocean as a gift from the sailors.By giving the sacfrice of the horse they beleived that he was calm the seas for a safe voyage across the ocean.

Poseidon is god of the sea, horses, storms, and also he was the god of earthquakes.He was most known God of the sea and the protector of all waters boaters travelers believe deeply upon him for safe and fearless travel through bodies of water. Because of his major influence on the sea and waters all around, he was worshiped in connection with navigation on the waters this is why Poseidon was worshiped as a

Who was Poseidon? Poseidon was the Olympian god of the sea, earthquakes, floods, drought and horses. He was officially one of the supreme gods of Mount Olympus along with his brothers Zeus (supreme god of the Olympians) and Hades (god of the underworld). He is also often depicted as a man, which is common for Greek gods. He also has long thick hair and a large beard and a muscular build in his thirties to forties. He is also often depicted with his trident in hand and riding in his chariot.

People love to hear and tell stories about Greek mythology, while some look towards them for exciting stories some as the greeks look at them as real stories of the old times. Poseidon is the god of the god of the sea and oceans and controls all of the water. Scylla is a 6 dog headed sea nymph that lives on a island and controls all of the rock of the Island. Mt. Olympus is the home of the gods. Poseidon, Scylla, and Mt. Olympus are important in greek mythology because they give reason to all things in the world and are important in Greek society as they are praised upon and looked upon for guidance as, Homer also wrote the Odyssey in which all of these thing was featured in.

If i could say something about poseidon i would say if poseidon is happy everyone is happy and if poseidon is mad everyone is mad. Poseidon is someone who can do whatever he wants he is incharge of himself. But i think that everyone knows there is a good bone in his body. even though he is harsh and mean does not mean that he is a bad