English Research Paper: Poseidon: The God Of Sea

Poseidon was married to a sea nymph Amphitrite and they had 7 children their names were Theseus, Triton (Amphitrite produced a triton which is half-human and half-fish), Polyphemus, Belus, Ahenor, Neleus and Atlas. He was also farther of Charybdis who was a sea monster who attacked ships.

Poseidon met a Nereid named Amphitrite; like her sister Thetis she proved a reluctant bride, but Poseidon finally was able to win her. As husband and wife they played roles very much like those enacted by Zeus and Hera; Poseidon has a weakness for women, and Amphitrite with good cause is angry and vengeful (1). Together they bore three children, Rhode, Triton, and Benthesicyme. Triton was a merman that consisted of human above the waist and fish-shaped below the waist. He is seen many a times blowing a conch shell and can change shape at will. Poseidon had an infatuation with Scylla, daughter of Phorcys, and this angered Amphitrite. Amphitrite changed Scylla into a barking monster with six heads and twelve feet by throwing magical herbs into her bathing pool (2). Poseidon fooled around with thousands of goddesses, nymphs, and mortal women in his lifetime and also married another important goddess. Medusa is best known for her snake covered hair and her evil glaze, but she was married to Poseidon also. She was a part of the Gorgons (three sisters whose hair was writhed with serpents). When Perseus beheaded her, she was pregnant. From her dead body sprang a winged horse, Pegasus, and a son, Chrysaor. Pegasus is best known of the two but Chrysaor is known as "he of the golden sword." Chrysaor wed Callirhië and they had two offspring, one of which was Echidna. Echidna wed Typhon and had four offspring Orthus,

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).

“About Poseidon, a great god, I begin to sing, the shaker of the earth and of the barren sea” (Morford, Lenardon, and Sham, 171). Poseidon in Greek Mythology, or Neptune in Roman Mythology, is the God of the Earthquakes and of the Seas. He is known for his “severe and rough” nature and is associated with “the surge of the seas” (Morford, Lenardon, and Sham, 171). Poseidon is often underrepresented in myth but his role is pivotal due to the fact that he ruled the earth and the seas. Travel via the sea was essential in the spreading of culture during this time period and worship to Poseidon played an important role.

Poseidon is the brother of the Gods Zeus and Hades. Poseidon’s weapon is a trident. He is second to Zeus. Poseidon is also called Neptune. Poseidon is married to Amphitrite. He also has a son and two daughters. Poseidon tried to stop Odysseus from getting back to Ithaca because Odysseus blinded his son the cyclops Polyphemus. Poseidon is a patron of the Phaeacians, who ultimately helped Odysseus return to Ithaca. Poseidon trapped Odysseus and his men after the Trojan war when they were going back to Ithaca in a lee with big storms and high winds. Eventually Odysseus did get free and returned to Ithaca. (Graves

Poseidon was the god of the sea, earthquakes and horses. He was married to Amphitrite (granddaughter of the Titan Oceanus) they had two children together Trition and Rhode. Poseidon was the son of the titans Cronus and Rhea. There are two birth stories of Poseidon one he was swallowed with the rest of his brothers and sisters by his father Cronus at birth but was saved later by Zeus. The second story is that his mother Rhea saved him by hiding him in a flock of sheep and told Cronus that she’d given birth to a horse and gave him that to eat.

Cronus was the chief god, but his children overthrew him. Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon then divided up the rule of the world by drawing lots. Zeus won control of the heavens and became the chief god, while Hades became the god of the underworld. Rule of the sea fell to Poseidon. Poseidon would calm or guide the waves for people he favored, protecting them and speeding their way during voyages at sea.

Poseidon is the god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses. “He was violent and moody and carried a three-pronged spear called a trident” (Gall 46). Poseidon had two brothers, Zeus, and Hades. Poseidons wife was Amphitrite. His father was the head titan Cronus, his mother was Rhea. All of the olympian gods hated the titans. Poseidon was one of the twelve olympian gods. The olympians fought against the titans and won. All of them were the rulers of the world. They were better than the titans. The twelve of them called themselves the twelve olympian gods because their kingdom was on top of Mt. Olympus and there were twelve of them. When the gods chose which god controlled what domain of the world poseidon picked the sea. The greeks made him the god of earthquakes and horses too. If he was mad he created earthquakes. He created the horse for Demeter. So

Poseidon was angry that he didn’t win, so he caused a great storm that caused a lot of damage to the town. (Wilkinson 30) These were just a few of the things that made people dislike

would care a lots of the water would . If you ever get him mad good lucky because if you have a ship full of people he would make you lose all your man . In a story i was reading odysseus got poseidon mad so when odysseus went to war he and when he was coming back. He took 20 years to come back to his house . he made odysseus journeys supper long so in in those 20 years he killed one of poseidon son . so when

Ancient Heroes: Poseidon Introduction On Mount Olympus, in ancient Greece, there was 12 gods and goddesses all which included: Zeus the father of the Olympians, and wife Hera, his brothers Poseidon Hades, his sister Hestia, and his many children: Ares, Athena, Apollo, Aphrodite, Hermes, Artemis, and Hephaestus (“The Olympians” Desy 1). “Being the god of the sea, Poseidon was worshipped in all coastal cities and islands in ancient Greece (“Poseidon, the god of the sea” eLibrary 1). Poseidon forced the members of his religious cult sacrifice animals such as bulls, horses, pigs and fish. After the sacrifice was complete the animals were disposed of into the sea (eLibrary 1).

He was clearly defined when he could be a human and also when he can be a god. Poseidon was known for his anger, wrath and the violence that came with it too. Sometimes he can be really nice and kind and other times he can be greedy, moody, and sometimes, cruel especially in those times that he wasn’t

Poseidon was an ancient Greek god whose name either meant lord of the earth or husband of the earth. It is believed that he was the son of the Titan gods Cronos and Rhea, the brother of Hades and Zeus as well as the husband of Amphitrite. Different traditions differ in his age compared to Zeus, some claim he was older while others claim that he was younger. He is famous for hosting a trident. He was represented by the use of fish.

Poseidon is really angry and enjoys revenge on others, including Odysseus in The Odyssey. He was known to control earthquakes by his anger, and people prayed to him and he was thought to end them too. Area's with a lot of quakes had temples for him, to try and please him so he would not cause destructive earthquakes in their land. He was also seen as manly and many meeting of men were held in his temples, his ideas of man even turned a girl into a man in one myth. Poseidon does not like Odysseus, but cannot kill him since that would be going against Zeus.

The people well known as The Greeks, believed in a teaching of myths involving Gods and Goddesses. These myths involved stories of the gods and heroes using the forces of nature, fighting for good and evil, their life stories. These teachings were intertwined with their religious roles as Greeks. Although Poseidon is best known for being the God of the Seas, he is also known for his acts of destruction and his control of nature over life. Poseidon's life was extremely chaotic from the powers he obtained to his family to his love life.