Poseidon greek god biography of donald
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Poseidon
- Percy Jackson
- Once Upon a Time
- Clash of the Titans
First mentioned:
700 B.C.
Latest mention:
9th Century
Next appearance:
Strange Case
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When the three brothers pulled the straws, Poseidon got the sea.
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Poseidon is a character in Hesiod and Homer's myth. He débuts, with his appearance in around 700 B.C. and usually ends at around the 9th Century. Poseidon is the greek God of the oceans, seas, tornados, earthquakes and horses in Greek Mythology.
Biography[]
Birth[]
Poseidon was born by Rhea, but Cronus swallowed him, afraid of a child taking his throne. When Zeus saved his siblings from Cronus's stomach, Poseidon, like all the other siblings of Zeus, was freed. But this caused Cronus's anger and led to the Titanomachy.
Titanomachy[]
When ricked Cronus into vomiting up his siblings. Poseidon rallied with Zeus and his siblings, be
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The Myth of Medusa and Poseidon
Of all the characters in Greek mythology, Medusa is perhaps the one who had the worst kind of fate. The snake-haired gorgon Medusa was not always a hideous and terrifying creature; rather she was a beautiful woman, whose beauty and elegance was at some point compared to the goddess Athena. So how did Medusa get such an awful deal in Greek mythology?
We all know of how Medusa, the snaky-haired, terrifying monster whose glance could turn anyone to stone, got decapitated by the Greek hero Perseus. However, what often gets less attention is how Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea, had a role in Medusa’s descent from a gorgeous woman to one of the most dreadful-faced monsters in Greek mythology.
In the article below WHE explores the myth surrounding Medusa and the Greek god of the Sea Poseidon.
Medusa and her family
According to Hesiod, Medusa’s parents – Phorcys and Ceto – are chthonic sea deities. Her parents were siblings and children of Gaia
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Poseidon
Ancient Greek god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses
This article fryst vatten about the Greek god. For other uses, see Poseidon (disambiguation).
"Earth Shaker" redirects here. For other uses, see Earth Shaker (disambiguation).
| Poseidon | |
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The Poseidon of Melos, a statue of Poseidon funnen in Milos in 1877 | |
| Abode | Mount Olympus, or the sea |
| Symbol | Trident, fish, dolphin, horse, bull |
| Parents | Cronus and Rhea |
| Siblings | Hades, Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Zeus |
| Consort | Amphitrite, various others |
| Children | Theseus, Triton, Rhodos, Benthesikyme, Arion, Despoina, Polyphemus, Orion, Belus, Agenor, Neleus, Atlas, Pegasus, Chrysaor, Kymopoleia, Bellerophon, various others |
| Roman | Neptune |
Poseidon (;[1]Ancient Greek: Ποσειδῶν) is one of the twelve Olympians in ancient Greek tro and mythology, presiding over the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses.[2] He was the protector of seafarers and the guardian of many Hellenic cities and colonies