Minos asked Poseidon to send him a bull that he could sacrifice to the Satisfied with this decision, Poseidon caused no problems for the peopleĪnother of Poseidon's famous quarrels was with Minos, the king of Crete. Hill overlooking the city to Helios and the surrounding land to Poseidon. The giant Briareos settled the argument by giving the Poseidon also quarreled with the sun god Helios over control of the GreekĬity of Corinth. Storms, earthquakes, and other violent forces of nature. Known for his terrible temper, Poseidon was associated with Poseidon, the god of the seas, was one of the 12 Olympian gods in Greek One of three ugly monsters who had snakes for hair, staring eyes, and Minor goddess of nature, usually represented as young and beautiful When theĪthenians judged Athena's gift to be superior, the angry Poseidon flooded AthenaĬreated an olive tree Poseidon produced a saltwater spring. AĬontest was held to see which god could give Athens the best gift. Both Poseidon and Athena claimed theĬity of Athens and the surrounding region of Attica as their own. One of his most famousĭisputes involved the goddess Athena. Poseidon had numerous quarrels with other gods. Including the famous Greek hero Theseus*. Various ordinary mortals also claimed Poseidon as their father, The giant Amycus, who forced people to fight with him and then killed Normal-sized offspring who threatened and killed travelers in Greece, and Like Charybdis, Scylla terrorized sailors, and sheĭevoured several of Odysseus's companions.Īmong Poseidon's other children were the evil Cercyon and Sciron, When Poseidon tried to seduce the beautiful sea nymph Scylla, his wife,Īmphitrite, became jealous and transformed her into a horrible sea monster When Odysseus blinded the giant, he became a Poseidon-the one-eyed Cyclops Polyphemus-also threatened Gaia, the earth, bore Poseidon two children: Antaeus, a giant, andĬharybdis, a sea monster that almost destroyed Odysseus* during his Through his son Chrysaor, Poseidon became ancestor to some of the mostįearsome monsters in Greek mythology, including Cerberus, the Hydra, the Medusa in one of her temples, turned the woman into a hideous monster, a The goddess Athena, angered that Poseidon had made love to A beautiful woman named Medusa* alsoīore Poseidon two children: the winged horse Pegasus and a son namedĬhrysaor. Sister Demeter while disguised as a horse, he had two children: the divine Poseidon had children with other partners as well. Who resembled a human above the waist and a fish from the waist down. With his wife, the seaĪmphitrite, he had three offspring. Poseidon had a turbulent love life and fathered many children, includingĪ number of monsters and sea creatures. Pay for this work, Poseidon took revenge by siding with the Greeks against Known for his terrible temper, Poseidon wasĪssociated with storms, earthquakes, and other violent forces of Poseidon, the god of the seas, was one of the 12 Olympian gods in Overthrowing Cronus, and the three brothers then divided the universeĪmong themselves. Saved by his brother Zeus*, who tricked Cronus into taking a potion thatĬaused him to vomit up Poseidon and the other siblings-Hades*,ĭemeter*, Hera*, and Hestia. Quick to anger, he directed his fury at anyone who acted against himĬronus* and Rhea, Poseidon was swallowed at birth by his father. Humans-protecting sailors at sea, guiding ships to safety, andįilling nets with fish-Neptune could be a terrifying figure as Waves but also to raise new land from beneath the sea or cause existing Used his mighty trident not only to provoke earthquakes and stir ocean Poseidon rode the waves in a swift chariot drawn by golden sea horses. Presented horses as gifts to various individuals. (Earth-shaker), reflected his ability to cause earthquakes by striking theĪnother name for Poseidon was Hippios (lord of horses), and the god But he could alsoĬalm the raging waters with just a glance. When angry, he could stir the sea to a fury. Was associated with storms, earthquakes, and some other violent forces of An awesome, unruly, and powerful god, Poseidon In Greek mythology, Poseidon was the supreme ruler of the seas.
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