Poseidon: A Really Big Family

Sitting high atop Mount Olympus, the gods and goddesses of Greece were engaged in a heated battle of words. Poseidon swore that Zeus had taken his triton, but Zeus held to his opinion that Poseidon was in possession of his lightning bolt. "If YOU don't return my lightning bolt I'll wage war with you, puny sea god!"

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

Poseidon is the most powerful of all the Olympic Gods and he controls the ocean, earthquakes, storms, and horses. As the god of the oceans and seas, his realm includes all earthly territories that cover the water and skies. He controls earthquakes, storms, the sea and also qualifies in training and controlling horses. He is the son of the god Cronus, and the goddess Rhea and he has a large extended family that he has many difficulties with. He is also known at birth he was swallowed whole by his father Cronus to prevent the prophecy, but later, his brother Zeus, later enlisted the aid of the goddess Metis who fed the titan a magic elixir causing him to disgorge the god.

In Lord Dunsany’s work “Poseidon” the narrator is talking to the old Greek god, who is slowly fading away. when the narrator asks the god as to what he does, the god answers “‘nothing now,’ he said. ‘I have retired. I do nothing now.’ he sighed and said no more” (35). Poseidon the great god who “used to shake the earth”, as one of his duties, has nothing to do now, because the people have stopped sacrificing to them and thinks of humans as “indolent and neglectful”. He thinks that “it is their duty” to sacrifice the bulls so that he shakes the earth to “alarm men living miles inland”. He thinks of their loss of interest in sacrificing to the god as troubling. it shows that the Greek god is unemployed and does not wish to work unless given

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 Sea). Underground rivers too, were his” (Hamilton 38). He is in charge of huge bodies of water, and what lies beneath them. Also, “To the ancient Greeks, Poseidon was primarily the god of sea, but he also had roles as the god of water in

One of the major deities in Greek mythology, Poseidon, was the supreme ruler of the seas. The Romans called him Neptune. An unruly and powerful god Poseidon was associated with storms, earthquakes, and some other violent forces of nature. When angry, he could stir the sea to a fury. But he could also calm the raging waters with just a glance. One of his titles, Enosichthon (Earth-shaker), reflected his ability to cause earthquakes by striking the earth and mountains with his trident. Another name for Poseidon was Hippos (lord of horses), and the god presented horses as gifts to various individuals.The son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, Poseidon was swallowed at birth by his father. He was saved by his brother Zeus, who tricked Cronus into taking

He was the son of Rhea and Cronus, and was the oldest of his two brothers, Hades and Zeus, but younger than his three sisters Hestia, Hera, and Demeter. Amphitrite was sea-goddess and wife of Poseidon. She was a lesser god who was mostly known for being the wife of Poseidon, ruler of the sea. Some of the more well know children he had were: Triton (w/ Amphitrite), Pegasus (Medusa), Theseus (w/ Aethra), Polyphemus (w/ Thoosa), Belus (w/ Libya), Agenor (w/ Libya), and Neleus (w/ Tyro).

In Greek mythology, there exist creatures and monsters that are unexplainable. Those creatures and monsters are part of the myths and stories that ancient Greeks believed and lived their lives around. Zeus and Poseidon are two brothers born as Greek gods according to Greek mythology. However, even though Zeus and Poseidon are brothers and both are considered Greek gods according to Ancient Greek mythology, they both differ enormously. They are different because the two brothers were treated differently at birth; they had different powers, and they treated mortals differently.

A significant example of why Poseidon would make a favorable blogger is because he is an introvert. Poseidon demonstrated his quiet personality via where he chose to live. He was was often found at his palace that, “...is rumored to sit on the ocean floor,”(“Poseidon: Greek God” 2).He had made it himself as a sort of shelter, away from any of the bothers up above. Poseidon also validated his introverted nature in who he chose to spend time with. Instead of spending time with his siblings in Olympus up above, Poseidon “would often be seen cruising around…”(“Poseidon: Greek God” 2). He enjoyed spending time by himself in the serene ocean below rather than up above with his friends. Bloggers are often introverted and enjoy using their time to

Poseidon Is the brother to Zeus and Hades, and married to Amphitrite, a sea goddess. Poseidon has many children “With his wife Amphitrite he fathered a half-fish son, Triton. Dalliances include Medusa, with whom he fathered Pegasus, the flying horse, and Demeter, his sister, with whom he fathered a horse, Arion.” ("Greek Sea God Poseidon." About.com Travel. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 May 2016) One story about Poseidon is that Poseidon and Athena were battling for the attention of the area around the Acropolis. So the people decided that whoever made the most useful object would have the

Then from time to time, when he was in a corrupt mood, Poseidon would attack the ground floor with a trident and cause disruptive earthquakes, drownings, and shipwrecks. Poseidon was comparable to his brother Zeus in utilizing his power on women and in portraying masculinity. (Kleiner, 123) He had several love affairs and engendered various children. Poseidon on one occasion married a Nereid, Amphitrite, and formed Triton who was half-human and half-fish. He also impregnated the Gorgon Medusa to give birth to Chrysaor and Pegasus, the flying horse. The rape of Aethra by Poseidon stemmed in the delivery of Theseus; and he changed Caeneus into a man, at her request, after raping her. Another rape involved Amymone when she tried to escape from a satyr and Poseidon rescued her. Other descendants of Poseidon include: Eumolpus, the Giant Sinis, Polyphemus, Orion, King Amycus, Proteus, Agenor and Belus from Europa, Pelias, and the King of Egypt, Busiris. One of the most disreputable love encounters of Poseidon includes his sister, Demeter. Poseidon chased Demeter and to escape him she turned herself into a mare. In his lust for her, Poseidon changed himself into a horse and took her. Their encounter resulted in a horse offspring, Arion. It is thought that Poseidon and Demeter are a good match because they reign as the god and goddess of fertility. An additional notorious story of Poseidon consists of the rivalry

Cronus was known to be the father that ended up swallowing up all his children. Poseidon also had many powers, and used them all mostly in good. He had the power to produce earthquakes, and he did produce them when he wanted too. Poseidon was also only scared of his brother Zeus, whom was the god of the sky. He just looked up to his brother, and seemed to overall be afraid of him in ways.

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

Poseidon was a strong and Tall Man with many great powers. he also carried along with him a \big heavy trident, made by cyclopes(Atsma, Aaron J. Theoi.com.). he controlled some of the best powers a God can have. One of his powers was that he could control the sea and what was living in the sea. he also created the very first horse (Atsma, Aaron J. Theoi.com.). one of the deadliest Powers he has is that he can control storms and earthquakes at any time(The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica.).

Poseidon is the god of sea, earthquakes, and horses. Poseidon was brother to Zeus and Hades they all are gods of creation of the earth. Example Zeus became ruler of the sky, Hades got dominion of the Underworld, and Poseidon was given all water, both fresh and salt. They all have different jobs of being a god, with the sky Zeus can control weather, clouds, and sun, Hades can control all of the underworld also known as sea, And Poseidon can control all water salt and fresh to do anything he wants. They all have things they can use for power and all are equally powerful.