Poseidon is also the patron of seafaring. One of his cult titles, Enosichthon , means " Earth Shaker, " referring to his role in causing earthquakes. His symbols are the trident , with which he raises the waves and causes tides, and the bull, which is as aggressive as him.
He is also called the "t amer of horses, " as he created the first horse from the crests of the waves. His Roman counterpart is Neptune. Poseidon was the child of Kronos and Rhea , and brother to Zeus and Hades.
According to some folklore, he was saved by his mother Rhea, who concealed him among a flock of lambs and pretended to have given birth to a colt, which was devoured by Kronos. As the god of the oceans, Poseidon was one of the three most powerful Greek gods, alongside his brothers, Zeus and Hades. Like his brothers, Poseidon can control the earth. Poseidon was a dreaded god among the Greeks, and rarely interacted with mortals.
The Greeks depended on the sea to carry out trade and earn their livelihood out of fishing, and prayed to Poseidon. The powerful god was also one of the many deities who could make lands fertile. If Poseidon was pleased, he would bless sailors with a safe voyage in the sea, make the agricultural lands fertile, provide abundant supply of freshwater or would allow trade to flourish.
But if someone like Odysseus offended Poseidon, the god's vengeance knew no bounds. He would send powerful storms, winds and floods to kill thousands of people, wreck entire ships on islands or sink them beneath the sea; raze entire cities with devastating earthquakes or send terrible sea monsters to maraud cities. Poseidon was also known to cause mental illnesses from time to time, to punish people. View all President worksheets.
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God of the sea, Poseidon was the second son of Cronus and Rhea, after Hades. Just like the rest of his siblings, except Zeus, he was swallowed by his father after birth, and stayed there until he was regurgitated out, and rescued, by Zeus.
In other versions of this myth, however, his mother hid him in a flock of sheep. She told Cronus that she had given birth to a colt, and let him eat it, instead. Like his brothers, Hades and Zeus, Poseidon also fought valiantly against the titans, and took part in throwing them over. To divide the world between them, he and his brothers drew lots. Zeus became the lord of the sky, Hades became the ruler of the underworld, whereas, Poseidon became the ruler and god of the oceans and seas.
Poseidon had issues with how Zeus conducted his rule, and liked to intervene in his plans. He conspired with Athena and Hera, to tie him up in chains, and overthrow him.
They failed in their mission, and Zeus punished Poseidon by depriving him of his powers, and sending him to Troy. Here, he had to serve the Trojan King Laomedon by building large walls around Troy. The King tried to be clever, and did not commit to his promise of rewarding Poseidon for his labor. The mighty and vengeful god did not let this go and sent a sea monster called Cetus to Troy, as a punishment. This monster was later killed by Heracles. He used his power to steer up storms in the seas, crash his ship, and kill his companions.
As Poseidon was not content with ruling over the seas only, he went looking for more and even competed with his niece, Athena, for the patronage of Attica, the area surrounding and including the city of Athens. The two gods needed to convince the king and people of Athens about who deserved to be the patron of Attica.
Poseidon struck his trident and a spring of water appeared. The drought-ridden natives of the city were excited, but when they drank the water, it was salty. Athena, on the other hand, offered the people an olive tree. The tree provided them food, shelter, firewood, and oil. Since it was deemed more useful, they picked Athena as their patron deity. This infuriated Poseidon, and he sent an enormous flood to punish the Athenians.
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