In the Greek mythology, Poseidon (Roman mythology: Neptune) refers to the god of sea, rivers and earthquakes. He is the god who carries the trident, which is a spear-like weapon with 3 prongs, and has a study-built body. He was the son of Cronus, a leader of the Titans, and Rhea, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia. Cronus was a very ferocious god due to the fact that he devoured every child he gave birth to. However, like his brother, Zeus, he was concealed by his mother after his birth from his father by using lamb to trick Cronus. He was famous for various actions:
1. War of Titan: He fought besides his two brothers, Hades and Zeus to imprison the former gods including their own fathers, Cronus.
2. He was assigned to conquer the sea and known as ‘the God of the Sea’.
3. He sent Cetus, a mythical sea monster, to punish the Trojan for deceiving him.
4. He provoked a contest with Athena to rule over Athen. However, he was beaten by Athena.
5. He was attractive to many women such as Tyro, a Thessalian princess, and Medusa, one of the three gorgons.
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ReplyDeleteThis is an interesting topic. Greek’s mythology has the most interesting story of all in my point of view. I always buy books and videos that related to it. One of them that really blew me away was Clash of the Titans. This one talks about one of Zeus’s half man half god son called Perseus. However, Poseidon appears very little in this film. Anyway, Poseidon is still one of my favorite, even though, he is not as strong as his brother Zeus.
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