Greek mythology is a bloody and interesting subject. One such part of Greek mythology is Bellerophon and Poseidon. These two are supposedly father and son. Poseidon is also considered the father of Pegasus. The Pegasus was the steed of Bellerophon in his adventures and through out his reign as a King. Pegasus has his own myth entirely and so does his mother the Gorgon Medusa. Medusa was a beautiful turned ugly person. Greek mythology is interesting and many people enjoy reading it. Poseidon was the god of the sea, earthquakes and horses. Although he was one of the big three gods of Olympus, he spent most of his time in his under water domain. Poseidon had two brothers their names were Zeus and Hades. These three gods divided up the parts …show more content…
Because Odysseus blinded the Cyclops Polyphemus, who was Poseidon's son, the god not only delayed the hero's return home from the Trojan War but caused him to face perils that would cause any normal man to go insane. Poseidon similarly cursed the wife of King Minos. Minos had proved his right to rule over Crete by calling on Poseidon to send a bull from the sea, which the king promised to sacrifice in his honor. Poseidon sent the bull, but Minos liked it too much to sacrifice it to Poseidon. So because of this Poseidon asked Aphrodite, the goddess of love, to make Minos's queen, Pasiphae, fall deeply love with the bull. The result was the monstrous Minotaur, half-man, half-bull. As god of horses, Poseidon often adopted the shape of a white stallion which he used to mate with others at times. It is not certain that he was in this form when he wooed Medusa the Gorgon. But when Perseus later killed the Gorgon, the winged horse Pegasus sprang from her severed neck. Poseidon at times would grant mortals with his power to shape-shift. And he ceded to the request of the maiden Caenis that she be transformed into the invulnerable, male warrior …show more content…
While he was a young man he honored the gods and was given their favor but, then his pride clouded his better judgement and this led to his ultimate downfall. Bellerophon was the son of Eurynome, wife of Glaucus, by Poseidon. He was raised by Glaucus who thought that he had brought forth Bellerophon from his own loins. Considering both his supposed fathers involvement with horses it was not surprising at all that he quested after the legendary winged horse Pegasus. After many failures at capturing Pegasus he asked the seer Polyeidus for help. Polyeidus had told him to honor the gods and spend one night at Athena's temple. Following Polyeidus instructions he spent the night at an alter to Athena. Here he had dreamt of the goddess gifting him a magical golden bridle. He awoke the next morning to find the magical bridle draped across his lap. Seeing this he had the foresight to sacrifice a tribute to both Athena and Poseidon. This done he went to where he knew Pegasus grazed and put the bridle upon him and was able to ride him with no trouble. Triumphant in his success he went to King Pittheus and received permission to marry his daughter Aethra. However, before the marriage could take place he accidently killed a man Possibly one of his brothers, and was
“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.
In the time of ancient Greeks many people believed in certain Gods and Goddesses and their mythological stories. Among the many gods and goddesses there was Athena, Goddess of wisdom, crafts, and war. Also there was Apollo, God of the sun, music, healing, prophecy, and poetry. Apollo’s twin sister Artemis Goddess of hunting and archery. Then there’s Poseidon, God of the ocean and brother to the most powerful God of them all, the God of all Gods, Zeus. However, there was only one specific God that mortals and even Gods feared, the brother of Poseidon and Zeus. He was the ruler of the underworld and the dead; he went by the name of Hades.
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.
The god I chose is Poseidon and I will explain his powers, accompleshments, and life in the pages listed below. Poseidon is a very important because he is one of the major three gods called the big 3. He is the brothers of the other two, Zues and Hades. Since the big 3 swore to never have kids they couldn’t marry humans, so Poseidon married a sea-nymph named Amphitrite. He was the god of the sea and horses and protected and ruled both of those things. There are many rivers with their own gods, poseidon was the god of all water in general. Other than the sea and horses he is also the god of earthquakes and can cause or stop them. When he was not on Mount Olympus he was in or near the water at pretty much all times. Other than being able to
After Medusa's affair with Poseidon she got pregnant with two children, Pegasus a winged horse, and Chrysaor, he of the Golden sword. They were sprang from Medusa's neck when Perseus cut her head. This myth of Medusa and Perseus is one of the most famous ones. Perseus was the
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
After leaving the Cyclopes’ island, Odysseus and his men sail to Aeolia. This is the place where Aeolus, the god of the wind lives. He gives Odysseus a gift of stormy winds in a bag so they will be able to sail back to Ithaca. As they come upon Ithaca, the men become mutinous and open the bag. As the stormy winds were released, the men were blown astray and they ended up on the island of Aeaea. There they encounter Circe, who turns some of the men into pigs. She persuades Odysseus to stay with her for many seasons, and then sends him to the Land of the Dead to seek the wisdom of the blind prophet Tiresias.
After arriving on the island of the phaeacians, Odysseus is trying to prove to the court that he is odysseus by telling them of his life between leaving troy, and arriving on their island. It is in this part of the retelling that Odysseus and his men have been trapped by the cyclops Polyphêmos, a son of poseidon. There are other cyclopes in caves nearby. Polyphemos is a shepherd and goatherd, every morning he takes his flock out to graze and every night he brings them into his cave to be milked. Many of Odysseus’ problems stem from Poseidon being angry with him, and he is repeatedly angering him further.
Poseidon was one of a god . He was a god of the ocean .He live under the water because he take care of the fish. He get mad when you kill a animal because he really care for the animal. He is so powerful that he can make your journey supper lang when you travel, like when you get him mad he will make you go a different pass . He
One of the myths about Zeus was he was the father of men and took an interest in what they do. And that he watched over them with a good manner. While he also punished the people who actions are bad. Poseidon is also a Greek god but he’s not as commonly known as his brother, Zeus.
This may be sighted when the goddess Athena guides the youthful and naive Telemachus to the land of Pylos. The Pallas Athena monitors the behavior of Nestor, the host and king of Pylos, as Telemachus embarks on his interrogation. Once the divine woman is satisfied with the treatment of Odysseus’ child she “...left them -- seeming a seahawk, in a clap of wings…” (Homer 52). The hawk, nearly indistinguishable from an eagle, stands as an emblem of the Greek gods: its formidable wings which soar the heavenly skies, usher metaphors of power and substantial achievement. Furthermore, these noble birds depict intimate portrayals of the will and emotions of the Olympians. Thus, Athena’ transformation is not merely a mode of transportation, but rather an indication that signifies ratification from the gods. The patron of Odysseus is, in simple terms, pleased with the generosity Nestor expresses. Nonetheless, serving as an antithesis to the cordial, Polyphemus fractures Greek conventions in his conduct towards
Poseidon was the son of Cronus, the God of Time and Age, and Rhea, the Mother of the Gods. He was one of six children. He had two brothers, Zeus and Hades, and three sisters, Hestia, Hera, Demeter. When Poseidon was born, his father ate him, trying to prevent his children from overpowering him and taking his thrown. Later, his brother Zeus set him and his siblings free, and together they defeated Cronus in the war known as Titanomachy.
Today, there are many parts of the world associated with the Greek gods/goddesses and Greek mythology. Poseidon is one of the more familiar gods. Most people may not know all the details of his mythology. Poseidon is the powerful god he is because of his importance to Greek mythology, his family, his traits, and his myths.
Poseidon became infatuated with Medusa, he seduced her into the temple of Athena (goddess of wisdom). Because of this, Athena became infuriated and took her anger out on Medusa. She was so angry that she turned the maiden into a Gorgon, a terrifying female creature with hairs of venomous snakes and whose glance will turn a person to stone.