Print and/or digital / eBook, including for use in on-line academic databases. Image for Magazines and Journals Book use Since the Greeks believed that the continents floated freely and all rivers and lakes connected, Poseidon was in. 2 He also had the cult title 'earth shaker'. 2 In pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece, he was venerated as a chief deity at Pylos and Thebes. He's a moody and irascible sort, and is called the 'Earth Shaker' because when he strikes the planet with his trident, it trembles. Let's pretend you are exploring his underwater palace looking for treasure. Image for Website or Social Media Magazines and Journals (Greek mythology) The god of the sea and other waters, earthquakes and horses corresponds to the Roman god Neptune. Poseidon (Greek: ) is the god of the sea in ancient Greek mythology. Primarily, he was the Greek god of the sea. Poseidon ( / psadn, p -, po -/ 1 Greek: ) was one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and myth, god of the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses. According to ancient Greek mythology, Poseidon is lord of the sea. Web display, social media, apps or blogs. Image for Presentation Website or Social Media
His jealousy would lead him to clash with Zeus, and. Personal presentation use or non-commercial, non-public use within a company or organization only. Poseidon was angered because Zeus claimed the heavens, seeing the handout of the seas as patronizing. Not for commercial use, not for public display, not for resale. The Greeks prayed to Poseidon before traveling over the sea, but they believed their safe passage was subject to his whims and moods.Personal Prints, Cards, Gifts, Reference. Poseidon’s rule over the sea also gave him dominion over the land, and he was known to cause earthquakes.
In fact, Poseidon is credited with making many different kinds of creatures: the octopus, the jellyfish, the dolphin, the camel, the giraffe, and the zebra in efforts to impress his different love interests. Poseidon is thought to have created the horse to impress the goddess Demeter. Poseidon is also a key player in helping the Greeks gain the upper hand in the Trojan war, as Homer outlines in The Iliad. He was a protector to mariners and, as a tamer of horses, the patron of that animal and horse breeding. He was perhaps the most disruptive of all the ancient gods but he was not always a negative force. It is also Poseidon who curses Odysseus because of his pride and arrogance, making his journey home last ten years. Poseidon was the Greek god of the sea and rivers, creator of storms and floods, and the bringer of earthquakes and destruction. Rivers, images of currents of energy, depend on the Titan Oceanos and are controlled by other gods. Poseidon is generally represented as resembling his brother Zeus in features, height, and general aspect but we miss in the countenance of the sea-god the. He is thought to be the father of Theseus, Orion, and Polyphemus, the famous Cyclops who imprisons Odysseus in his cave in Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey. Poseidon, the second son of Cronos, is the god of the waters, but not of all waters, for he only rules over the seas, lakes and springs. He then married the sea nymph Amphitrite, but continued to be unfaithful like his brother Zeus. He married Thetis, a sea nymph, but after hearing a troubling prophecy that his offspring with Thetis would be greater than he, decided to marry her off to a human instead (her son with Peleus became Achilles). Zeus chose the sky, and Poseidon chose the sea. After the battle was over, he, Zeus, and Hades threw dice to see which realm each god would rule. Poseidon was one of the children of Rhea and Cronos, and helped his siblings and uncles overthrow his father.
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