Personal Narrative Essay: The Death Of Poseidon

Being the god of all water and natural and supernatural occurrences, keeping Poseidon happy was a main priority of especially sailors; and with the temperamental, greedy and unpredictable attributes Poseidon possessed, this was not often easy. With trivial matters taken personally, Poseidon was known for have being the main cause for ground breaking earthquakes, shipwrecks and city drowning’s; and it is because of this very reason, he has been involved in countless conflicts with others.

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.

When the film started with a suspenseful 911 call, that drew the audience in. On the phone the unidentified male said, “We need SOA to respond for a death in the SeaWorld. There’s a whale who ate one of the trainers.” The quote was referring to Dawn Brancheau’s accident with the 12,500 lb, 34 year old, 22 feet long Orca whale. The Brancheau accident happened on February 24, 2010.

In 1970, a man by the name of John Crowe was a diver and he would go out and capture baby killer whales for Sea Land theme park, which is now Sea World. To capture the whales, they used speedboats, bombs, aircraft, and nets. He explained how the whales knew they were being captured so the pods would separate the moms and babies together and males would go in a different direction. The aircrafts could see where the mom and babies were so the speedboats were directed that way. John explained how when they captured a baby the moms and the other whales would stick around the boats crying and communicating back and forth. He starts crying while saying he felt like he was kidnapping, and that he did not realize what he was doing was wrong until that

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.

Jose Salvador ALvarenga, a 37-year-old man who loves fishing, customarily made a trip out into the Pacific Ocean on November 18,2012 at 10:00 in the morning. He went out on that day like it was a normal day, planning to go out to the sea to catch some seafood, loading the boat with a little over a thousand pounds of equipment and a four-foot-high icebox to load his seafood in. Jose and his friend Ezequiel headed out into the sea. Everything was just fine as they got 75 miles away from land. Salvador let out his fishing pole to try to catch some fish; by then a storm was coming. Jose was being hard headed because as was packing he knew the storm was coming. “Alvarenga had been warned that a storm was coming, but there was little that would keep

Poseidon got in a fight with 12 huge sharks, but Poseidon got too cocky and tried to fight them with his bare hands. It was no problem for him. When Poseidon got back to Mount Olympus, he realized his Trident is disappeared. He looked everywhere in his room for it, but it was gone. He quickly checked back at the ocean he fought in but he couldn't find it, but he noticed there were more sharks at that spot. He left quickly to ask his brother Zeus. “Zeus have you seen my Trident, I lost it,” he says “No I have not. Maybe you should ask Hades if you

Poseidon was one of the six children of his parents, Cronus and Rhea, and he was the second son of Cronus and Rhea. Also, Poseidon was swallowed by his father because he didn’t want anymore children. Also, Poseidon lived in three different places, earth sea and mount olympus. Poseidon is the god of sea, storms, and earthquakes. Poseidon has five different symbols, the horse the trident the bull the sea foam and the dolphin.

Next, the results of the citizens’ behavior were acts of justice. Zeus, the god of gods, saw this mischief and roared out his anger. Poseidon woke up at the sound of this to look up the sea and find out at his once-perfect kingdom had been wiped with evil. Poseidon wept and his law was broken, so he carried out his terrible curse as he had no other choice, as a result of the citizens’ behavior. Poseidon made a wave so big it lashed the heavens, and later the waves swallowed up Atlantis. This is in the text, (paragraph 19, 20, 21,), where its stated “(19) The sound of Zeus’s fury had woke Poseidon. Rising to the surface of the waves, the sea-god looked out over to his once-perfect kingdom-and wept. (20) Now he had no choice; he must carry out

One day in the deep ocean blue, Poseidon was in Ariel’s castle talking with Ariel.”Please Poseidon! Please go across the sea and get me a dinglehopper!” “Okay fine! But that means you have to return a favor,” Poseidon said in a low voice. “But you have to give me the address,” said Poseidon. “ it’s P.Sherman 42 Wallaby Way Sydney,” said Ariel. Then poseidon was on his way.

One day Zeus was sitting on his throne enjoying life and also worrying about everything. Poseidon burst in urgently. He said that all of the seas have dried up and people were dying. He explained to Zeus that since Zeus was the King of the Gods he was the only one who could fill them up. Zeus did not know what to think of this appeal so he thought of something. He finally got back to Poseidon later that day and told him he needs to keep his worth. He told Poseidon that he will need to go through 5 different competitions with other gods and goddesses. If he wins one he gets the water. The first is archery against Artemis. The second is weaving against Athena.

Salty water all around us, there are wet seats and floor. The gigantic killer whale is causing all of this trouble. At Six Flags, we are seated on the wet chairs waiting for the show to begin. This is a family vacation, the weather is suppose to be warm, instead it is a hot sunny day, but at least we are near the water which makes things better. Whoosh! Whoosh! Gleaming water moves as the killer whale approach. Finally, show has begun, the killer whale swims around the vast clear tank. The killer whale’s trainer is holding the basket of tiny fish waiting for the killer whale to come . “The killer whale is name Shouka,” she said. I sit on the seat near the water with my family. After watching Shouka do some astonishing tricks, the big splash

The man we all know and love went on an adventure Yesterday, AND WAS EATEN BY A WHALE!!!

Tsunami is a Japanese term meaning, "harbour wave". Large waves produced by an earthquake can affect nearby coastal areas in minutes. Tsunamis can also travel thousands of kilometers across the ocean and cause mass destruction on far shores hours after the earthquake created them. Most tsunami are caused by large earthquakes on the seafloor when rock move past each other suddenly, causing the overlying water to move. Tsunamis happen when slabs of rock move past each other suddenly, causing the water on top to move. The resulting is severe waves moving away from the earthquake.