Is it true that Poseidon invented the horse?

Answer 1

In Greek Mythology, Zeus was holding a contest to decide which god, Athena or Poseidon, would gain the love from the people of the Acropolis. Whichever created the most useful tool would win. Poseidon created the horse, but Athena won with the olive tree.

Answer 2

When Demeter asked Poseidon to create the most beautiful animal the world had ever seen, in order to put him off, he created the horse. In his quest to create the horse he made many other animals.

Answer 3

Poseidon could have created the horse in two ways.

1. Poseidon had a thing for Demeter, so when he asked her to be his wife she said, "create the most beautiful creature ever seen", so Poseidon created the horse. But once he saw the animal he created, he was shocked and in awe, so he forgot about Demeter and made his own underwater stables. Demeter kept the first herd of horses and from the first herd, all horses originated.

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2. Poseidon loved Demeter, so when he went up to he she turned into a Mare and galloped away. Poseidon galloped after her and caught up.

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Answer 4

No, Poseidon did not eat horses in Greek myth, he was god of the sea, rivers, flood and drought, earthquakes, and horses.

Horses might have been sacrificed to him, but he didn't eat them.

Answer 5

True,Poseidon did indeed invent the horse in Greek mythology.

Answer 6

To try and become patron of Athens but athena also wanted to be patron so she the olive tree and Poseidon made the horse

Answer 7

they bred them. Poseidon created the horse in a contest, held by Zeus, to try to win the people of the Acropolis over. Athena won however, when she created the olive tree.