Poseidon
Poseidon (Greek: Ποσειδῶν) is the god of the sea, earthquakes, storms and horses in ancient Greek religion and myth. He was one of the Twelve Olympians. His parents were Kronos and Rhea. He was the older brother of Zeus yet not by much.
| Poseidon | |
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God of seas,oceans, earthquakes, soil, storms, and horses | |
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| Parents | Cronus and Rhea |
| Siblings | Hades, Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Zeus, Chiron |
| Roman equivalent | Neptune |
Poseidon was generally regarded as an ill-tempered being. His mood was a reflection of the state of his realm. He was thought to conjure up violent storms at sea when angered. While he was married to the goddess Amphitrite, one of the Nereids, like his brother Zeus, Poseidon had a number of affairs with other goddesses and mortal woman, siring such heroes as Theseus and Bellerophon. Lord of the waters, Poseidon was both patron and protector of both sailors and seafarers, who would pray to him for safe passage across the sea. Poseidon was often regarded as the “Father of Horses,” as they were thought to be his creations. He was additionally the chief deity and patron of the city of Corinth, whereupon the Isthmian Games were held every other four years in his honor. Otherwise known as the Earth-Shaker (Greek: Εννοσιγαιος), Poseidon was thought to be the cause of such disasters, striking the Earth with his trident (a three-pronged spear) whenever he was particularly enraged. The god's symbol was his trident and the bull, horse and dolphin were his sacred animals. The god Neptune is his Roman equivalent. Neptune was a more war-like figure.
Poseidon Media
Poseidon greeting Theseus (on the right). Detail, Attic red-figured calyx-krater by Syriscos Painter, 450-500BC from Agrigento. BnF Museum (Cabinet des médailles), Paris
Poseidon pursuing a woman, probably by Achilleus painter ,480-450BC. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhatan NY
Orestes being purified by Apollo. Clytemnestra tries to awake the sleeping Erinyes to the left. Apulian red-figure bell-krater, 380–370 BC by Eumenides painter. Louvre ,Paris
From left to right:Poseidon, Dionysos ,Zeus. Black figured neck-amphora ,540 BC. National Museum of Denmark,Copenhagen
Hermes, Dionysos, Ariadne and Poseidon (Amphitrite is depicted on side B.). Detail from the belly of an Attic red-figure hydria, ca. 510 BC–500 BC. Louvre, Paris
Poseidon, the god of the sea, trident in hand rides an windged sea-horse. Athenian black-figure lekythos, 5th cent. BC. Ashmolean Museum,Oxford.
Poseidon with a trident and a fish. Tondo of an Attic red-figured kylix, 520-510 BC ,from Etruria.National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen.
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Related pages
- Neptune (god) – Roman version of Poseidon
- Percy Jackson – Fictional Child of Poseidon
