Poseidon's The Gods: A Great Civil War

Poseidon is hit and goes down, so he thought. Out of nowhere the floor under Zeus crumbles into a blackhole of water under him. Poseidon from above him starts to smirk. Hades is missing the attention, he throws his mighty trident at his brother. Poseidon moves as swiftly and quickly as the wind but the trident was faster, and cuts his cheek. Poseidon, fures and hurt, he charges at Hades with his mighty trident.

"You're the one who hides up in the sky like a wimp! At least I fight like a man!" Poseidon raged.

In one of his temper tantrums, Poseidon realized he was not happy with his ocean domain, and wanted to try and overthrow his brother, Zeus, and become king of the gods himself. Poseidon asked for help from Apollo, the god of light and music. Together, they bound Zeus with chains. Zeus had too much strength and power and freed himself very quickly. Zeus was furious with Apollo and Poseidon. As punishment, he sent them to work as laborers for Laomedon, the king of Troy, a city in what is now considered Turkey. Laomedon promised a very big reward if they could build a wall around the city of Troy. However, after they built the wall, Laomedon refused to honor his agreement and did not pay them for their work. In turn, Poseidon and Apollo sent a plague and a sea monster to destroy the city of Troy. (Gall.)

Poseidon did not forget this act of rudeness from King Laomedon and during the Trojan War, Poseidon was “delighted to fight on the side of the Greeks” (Poseidon: Greek).

The Olympians kicked Cronus off of Mount Olympus. This began the war with the titans. Zeus lead the gods into a victory over the opposing titans. He and his brothers, Poseidon and Hades, divided the kingdom amongst themselves. Zeus getting the heavens, Poseidon the seas, and Hades gained control of the underworld.

“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 religion and mythology of ancient Greece, Poseidon was the god of the sea and of water in general. Unpredictable and often violent, he frequently represented the destructive power of the sea and was also the god of earthquakes. He was closely associated with horses as well. In art, Poseidon was typically shown as a bearded man carrying a trident (a three-pronged fishing spear) and accompanied by a dolphin or a tuna. He traveled over the sea in a chariot pulled by creatures that had the heads and bodies of horses and the tails of fish.

An odyssey is a long journey filled with unexpected events or adventure. Homer’s The Odyssey is an epic poem or a long narrative poem that is usually about heroic deeds and events that are significant to the culture of the poet. Many ancient writers used epic poetry to tell tales of intense adventures and heroic feats. Ancient Greeks believed men were rational and stable while women were irrational and dangerous.

Poseidon also known as Neptune (if you are in Roman religion) is one of the great Greek olympian gods from the ancient greece time period. He is the most well known sea god from this time period, and he is known for being the ruler of the sea, earthquakes, and horses. Poseidon was the ruler of the Mediterranean, Black sea, and rivers not navigated by the Greeks. He was one of the most feared gods of that time because he was known to be quick to anger. Poseidon is one of the strongest greek god mentally and physically, because of his hard childhood, his strange family, and also because of all the battles he fought during this time.

Together the Gods went to war against Cronus and the Titans for ten years, and Cronus was defeated. Having beaten the old gods, Zeus made himself supreme god of the Olympians and most powerful god. The brothers drew straws for domains of the Universe and therefore were divided into three parts. Poseidon became the god of the sea, Zeus became the king of gods, the sky, and heaven and earth and Hades became the god of the underworld.

After he offers Poseidon to reclaim his vengeance, Poseidon replies: “Aye God of the stormy sky, I should have taken Vengeance, as you say, and on my own; but I respect, and would avoid, your anger.” (XIII.

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.

Many years ago, there was a clash between Zeus and Poseidon. Poseidon felt jealous of his brother, for Poseidon always tried to provide calm waters for the fishermen of a tiny village, allowing them to feed their families. However, the fishermen praised Zeus for providing calm winds to be able to sail by, enabling them to catch fish. In their ignorance, they didn’t see Poseidon’s hard work filling their nets with fish and calm waters and neglected him and his temples. All along, however, the temples to Zeus would fill with worshippers, and feasts were held in his Zeus’s honor, while Poseidon’s temples continued to fall into disrepair.Many

It was only through the aid of the Cyclops and the three Hecatoncheires, or “Hundred Handed ones,” (www.greekmythology.com) that Zeus won the battle.

Lifetimes ago, just after the Titans were captured and cut up into pieces in Tartarus, an argument between Poseidon and Zeus brewed. “Zeus, my brother, we can’t just let humans be like this. Our father Cronos made humans the way they are so they would be easier to capture, and torture! Their four legs make them not be able to walk properly, and two souls per body. Each soul has wishes that are different, and personalities, we can’t let them live this way!”