Poseidon:God of the Sea. Poseidon, the great Greek ruler of the sea , horses and the earthquakes. His ancestry comes from the family of the Olympians that roamed the world in 2200 B.C . With the father of Cronus and mother of Rhea and having the famous brother of Zeus. Who fortunately saved him from being ate by his notable father ,Cronus. He was saved when Rhea,” the mother of all gods”, had deceived Cronus into eating a rock instead of eating another one of his offspring (“Rhea”) .Similar to
About 2,500 years ago, The Greeks were a mighty empire.The Greeks lived on a rocky peninsula in Europe.The Peninsula would end up as the birthplace of the great western civilization of Greece. They made great advances in technology, art, and architecture. The Greeks were a very people. They made great advances in architecture and many true works of art. The Greeks also made four out of the seven ancient wonders of the ancient world. There are the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, The Statue of Zeus
walked the earth, there were the Gods. Although this tale refers to one in particular, Poseidon. He was the youngest of three brothers, there was Zeus, the oldest, and then Hades, and Poseidon. Zeus was the God of the sky, Hades, the underworld, and Poseidon, the God of rain. But one day, Poseidon realized that he had much less than his older brothers. He was a God too, after all, he was capable of more. So he went on a great journey, and came to consult the great Goddess of the earth, Gaia.
Poseidon: God of the sea 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. The first reason Poseidon is an outstanding Greek god is because of his family. Poseidon’s family is large and unique in their
Poseidon: God of the Sea 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
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 plays an extreme role in Greek mythology. As told, it says, “He was the Lord and Ruler of the Sea (the Mediterranean) and the Friendly Sea (the Euxine, now the Black
The Story of Poseidon (Roman - Neptune) Poseidon was the ruler of the sea, and a powerful god in Greek mythology who was often called the "Earth-shaker." His father was the Titan Cronus, who at the time was ruler of the Universe, and his mother was Rhea. Cronus was a paranoid ruler, because it had been prophesized that one of his own sons would dethrone him, just as Cronus had done to his father, Uranus. Thus, Cronus would swallow the children whom Rhea bore him. He figured that it was the
The Head of Poseidon Greek mythology is thought to be very fascinating to many people; I personally wanted to learn more about it and the Hellenistic period. A new cultural age was led by Alexander the Great when he took over Egypt and the Near East, historians refer to this period as Hellenistic. The Hellenistic period started when Alexander died in about 320 BCE and continued approximately three eras, pending the dual killing of Queen Cleopatra of Egypt and her Roman partner Mark Antony in 30
Poseidon, Second in command behind Zeus, had no mercy on any mortal who tried to claim his waters. Poseidon’s background goes all the way back to the first twelve Olympians. Poseidon had many loves but one wife, making him the father of many kids. The role of Poseidon in the heavens was never specific all he had to do was control seas, oceans, rivers, Lakes and streams. When it came to his interaction with the earth and humans, he ruled the oceans and was feared on land. Greece being completely surrounded
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