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 Sailors used to pray to Poseidon for a safe journey so to avoid his anger.In Greek mythology, Poseidon was the supreme ruler of the seas. Some people say that when anyone offended Poseidon, he would use his trident and cause earthquakes and shipwrecks. It is said that he lived in a palace made out of gems and corals. October 22, It is said that Poseidon liked to stay underwater with his queen Amphitrite. What is the story about the walls of Troy? This infuriated Poseidon and so he sent a sea monster to attack Troy. King Laomedon promised them a reward once they finished. Apollo and Poseidon were ordered to build huge walls around the city.
For this, they were sent to King Laomedon of Troy. October 22, The story of the Walls of Troy is quite interesting.
This is cool! I never knew this much about Poseidon before. Yes Poseidon did live in the ocean, but he also had many temples above water. Language and literature, as well as music composition content for Sibelius Software. from the University of Vermont, and she has written books, study guides, and teacher materials on Music, Mary Elizabeth is a teacher, composer, and author. In addition to contributing articles to LanguageHumanities about art, literature, and Mary Elizabeth is passionate about reading, writing, and research, and has a penchant forĬorrecting misinformation on the Internet.
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