Poseidon Essay

     Vengeance is the main theme in the Odyssey, it is what all the conflict in the story is for every conflict in the story is caused because of each characters thirst for vengance. The three characters that show this most greatly are as follows. Poseidon through his constant punishment of Odysseus throughout the story. Secondly Telemachus' need to make the suitors pay for disrespecting his house as well as his mother and the lack of his ability to become or even be seen as a possible heir

Poseidon clears his throat, and responds with, “We have news of a child, a child of Zeus existing”. Zeus turns to his wife, and smiles, “Of course there are children of mine, how is that news?” Hades steps in, “The child we speak of is human, you unfaithful

greeks believed that there are gods for everything in the world. Take Poseidon for example, the god of sea, earthquakes, and storms. Poseidon is the god that causes storms, waves, and even hurricanes. Let's look at some family, history, physical appearance, celebrations, and some amazing facts about Poseidon. Poseidon had a huge and interesting family. Poseidon's parents, Cronus and Rhea, raised Poseidon as a child. Poseidon also had five siblings, three sisters and two brothers, who also were gods

thought, man I wish I could rule over all of that? Well the Grecian god Poseidon does! Poseidon, son of Kronos most powerful of all the primevals, Grecian god of the Seas was very well the most disruptive god to not only the gods of Olympus but also the people of Greece. Poseidon had a family that was legen…wait for it…dary who, before the rise of the Olympians, overthrew their tyrannous father Kronos. Research shows that, Poseidon was a child of the Titans Kronos and Rhea (Hatzitsinidou). Kronos and

Ancient Heroes: Poseidon Introduction On Mount Olympus, in ancient Greece, there was 12 gods and goddesses all which included: Zeus the father of the Olympians, and wife Hera, his brothers Poseidon Hades, his sister Hestia, and his many children: Ares, Athena, Apollo, Aphrodite, Hermes, Artemis, and Hephaestus (“The Olympians” Desy 1). “Being the god of the sea, Poseidon was worshipped in all coastal cities and islands in ancient Greece (“Poseidon, the god of the sea” eLibrary 1). Poseidon forced the

In an underwater palace in the Aegean sea of Greece, there lived Poseidon, the lord of the sea. Even though he was one of the superior gods of Mount Olympus, he spent most of his days deep under water. A long time ago, Poseidon and his brother Zeus, the god of the sky and the ruler of the Olympian gods along with his brother Hades, the lord of the underworld and the ruler of the dead fought their father Cronus. Together they destroyed their evil and vicious father who once tried to eat them in the

do," said the Sea God wearily. Poseidon sat on his throne with a bored expression on his face. " What to do!" he said again, "I know!" he exclaimed, "I can create a new sea animal!" he said with an excited expression on his face. Poseidon looked down at his pet whale and asked him, "What do you think I should make Rudy!" he asked, "Whatever your heart desires," said Rudy "This is very hard!" Poseidon exclaimed, "I could make another whale or a colorful fish!" Poseidon exclaimed, "I was thinking more

intertwined with their religious roles as Greeks. Although Poseidon is best known for being the God of the Seas, he is also known for his acts of destruction and his control of nature over life. Poseidon's life was extremely chaotic from the powers he obtained to his family to his love life. Poseidon was the ruler of the seas. A powerful god, Poseidon I often associated with earthquakes, storms, and other powerful forces of nature, Poseidon ruled the waters with a three pronged spear called a trident

regular day in the Sea where Poseidon takes down furious enemies like no other. He is very very far from Mount Olympus, but he doesn't care. There's is also the island of Crete and a dark ominous island about 150 miles away from Mount Olympus. Poseidon is very strong and sometimes very angry in some situations. 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

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