The Deities Of Poseidon's Deity In Greek Mythology

He is the God of the sea, tidal waves, earthquakes and he also rules horses, this means that he has control of water like lakes and dams, he is the protector of all water. He is an Olympian god, he has two palaces one is in the depths of the ocean and the other one is on MT Olympus, but Poseidon preferred to stay with his wife in the palace in the ocean. He is armed with a trident and is also sometimes represented to have the tail of a fish. His trident caused earthquakes as well as storms. Poseidon was able to cause tempests and earthquakes, drown lands, shatter rocks and was able to bring back peace. Like other gods he had a roman name, his roman name is Neptune. Poseidon's symbol is the trident and his sacred animals are the dolphin, the horse and the bull. Poseidon was grand

Zeus's siblings were just as popular in their own rights. Poseidon is one of the brothers of Zeus. Poseidon is the God of the seas, earthquakes and horses. He was known to be violent and unpredictable like the seas he commanded. He married a woman named Amphitrite by charming her with a dolphin named Delphinus . Poseidon's most famous son is Polyphemus the Cyclopes. Hestia, the goddess of the hearth, family, and peace is known for being a mild tempered virgin. Hestia had no temples devoted to just her but her hearths were found in the center of many other temples. She is said to be found in the center of the flame. Demeter another sister of Zeus was worshiped as the goddess of agriculture, vegetation, marriage, and fertility. Hades abducted Demeter's daughter Persephone which caused Demeter to become so distraught that the earth became barren for six months a year and only became fruitful again when her daughter came to visit for the other six months of each year .

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.

Athena is helping Odysseus in every way she can. She even eases Penelope's distress about the suitors, and aids Telemachus in his journey to find his father. She is trying very hard to reunite the family safely. Poseidon, however, is acting as the antagonist in this situation. He has a grievance with Odysseus because he injured the Cyclops, who called upon Poseidon to curse his homeward journey. Curse him he did. Poseidon conjures up terrible storms and rough sees to throw Odysseus off track and get him further away from his destination, even going so far as to toss him onto Kalypso's island for seven

Poseidon met a Nereid named Amphitrite; like her sister Thetis she proved a reluctant bride, but Poseidon finally was able to win her. As husband and wife they played roles very much like those enacted by Zeus and Hera; Poseidon has a weakness for women, and Amphitrite with good cause is angry and vengeful (1). Together they bore three children, Rhode, Triton, and Benthesicyme. Triton was a merman that consisted of human above the waist and fish-shaped below the waist. He is seen many a times blowing a conch shell and can change shape at will. Poseidon had an infatuation with Scylla, daughter of Phorcys, and this angered Amphitrite. Amphitrite changed Scylla into a barking monster with six heads and twelve feet by throwing magical herbs into her bathing pool (2). Poseidon fooled around with thousands of goddesses, nymphs, and mortal women in his lifetime and also married another important goddess. Medusa is best known for her snake covered hair and her evil glaze, but she was married to Poseidon also. She was a part of the Gorgons (three sisters whose hair was writhed with serpents). When Perseus beheaded her, she was pregnant. From her dead body sprang a winged horse, Pegasus, and a son, Chrysaor. Pegasus is best known of the two but Chrysaor is known as "he of the golden sword." Chrysaor wed Callirhië and they had two offspring, one of which was Echidna. Echidna wed Typhon and had four offspring Orthus,

Hera, he had countless affairs and many children. His father, who he overthrew, was Cronos, and his mother was Rheas. He had five siblings, Poseidon and Hades, who he divided the realms with, Demeter, Hera, and Hestia. He was married to his sister, Hera, and had four children with her, Ares, Eileithyia, Hebe, Enyo, Eris, Angelos, and Hephaestus. Other gods that he had children with were Demeter, who gave birth to Persephone; Dione, who gave birth to Aphrodite; Eurynome, who gave birth to the Charities (Aglaea, Euphrosyne, and Thalia), and 23 other gods who bore him around 35 other children. While he had many affairs with gods, he had even more with mortals. A few of the many were Electra, who gave birth to Dardanus, Harmonia, and Iasius; Europa who gave birth to Minos, Rhadamanthys, Alagonia, Carnus, Dodon, and Sarpedon; and Leda, who gave birth to Polydeuces and Helen. He had another 43 affairs with mortals, and at least 54 other children with

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.

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.

In The Odyssey, there are both divine and mortal villains. Poseidon, the God of the sea and earthquakes, is the divine vengeful villain archetype that goes against Odysseus. Once Odysseus won the Trojan War, he boasted to the gods that he did it by himself and did not require their assistance. However, Poseidon had helped them win and strongly disliked the idea of a mortal thinking that he was more powerful than him. This is when the grudge began. When Athena is asking Zeus for permission to have Odysseus returned home, he says, “Only the god who laps the land in water bears the fighter a grudge” (Homer 3) and that “buffets him away from home” (Homer 3). The sea god has been withholding Odysseus from his home for ten years after the war because he is angry with his actions of excessive pride. The other reason that Poseidon is out for vengeance is because Odysseus blinded Poseidon’s son, Polyphemus, and proceeded to brag once again about how he was invincible. Polyphemus then proceeded to invoke his father’s power, yelling out, “Hear me, Poseidon who circle the earth, dark-haired. If truly I am your son, and you acknowledge yourself as my father, grant that Odysseus, sacker of cities, son of Laertes, who makes his home in Ithaka, may never reach that home,” (Homer 249) and it is then that Poseidon becomes one of Odysseus’s true antagonists in the story. He only lets up in his efforts when Zeus

The Immortal Aid When first looking at Homer’s Odyssey, people tend to think of Odysseus as a hero, and the main character, when in truth there are also others including his son and the immortals. As time goes on, Odysseus and his family continue to receive help from the immortals, leading to the idea that the role the immortals play in the story is an important theme. Athena, Poseidon, and Ino play a main role in the demise, protection, praise, and fame of both Odysseus and Telemachus, thus showing that mortals rely on the immortals for the outcome of their future. Poseidon is one of the three main immortals that play a role not only in the demise of Odysseus, but Telemachus as well. A notable example of when Poseidon unleashes despair on Odysseus is when he “…rammed the clouds together---both hands clutching his trident, and then churned the waves into chaos, whipping all the gales from every quarter, shrouding over in thunderheads” (5,321-323) showing that Poseidon goes

Poseidon is the ancient Greek god who resembles the power of the untamed, the brutal, and the wild. After the defeat of the Titans, Poseidon drew straws with his brothers and got the middle straw. Therefore, he became the lord of the Sea, earthquakes, and horses. The Romans knew Poseidon as Neptune. He is also associated with clouds, which was essential to agriculture. Poseidon could create springs, floods, and even tidal waves when angered. Besides the sea, Poseidon is also connected with the earth. It is believed that his anger is

Poseidon or Neptune is the god of the water or aka seas and rivers, creator of storms and flood, also the cause of earthquakes and destruction. Poseidon is one of the three brothers, the two other brothers are Zeus or Jupiter the god of the sky and thunder. Then there is Hades or Pluto is the god of the underworld. Poseidon was probably the most disruptive of all the Greek gods to the mortals and also to Zeus' peaceful reign of Olympus. Poseidon is the son of the Titans Kronos and Rhea. In some Greek mythology Poseidon with the other Gods of Olympus were eaten by the Titan Kronos. But in the war to decide who gets to control the universe (The Titans, Giants, and the Olympians) Poseidon was a major key factor to win that war. On the Olympian's

Odysseus and his crew receive help from and face many gods and goddesses. One example of these Gods is Zeus. In the story Zeus exclaims “Let me throw down one white-hot bolt, and make splinters of their ship in the Winedark sea”. (Homer 627) Zeus is talking from his point of view in the statement. In Greek Mythology, Zeus is the king of all gods and his lightning bolt is a symbol of his power. Zeus makes himself important by threatening to destroy Odysseus’ ship. If Odysseus’ ship is destroyed, it would take a major toll on Odysseus and his men who are trying to return home from the Trojan War. Therefore, Zeus is a God with major importance in the story. Furthermore, Odysseus also has a conflict with Poseidon. The monster named Polyphemus is the son of Poseidon. In the escape from