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How did the greek gods choose which god ruled the air water and the underworld?
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Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades were the three sons of Kronos. After defeating their father, they drew lots to pick their territories. Zeus won and chose the sky, Poseidon got second and chose the sea, and Hades was left with the underworld. Zeus and Poseidon were pleased; Hades felt unlucky.
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How were Jupiter Saturn Uranus and Neptune formed?
—After Saturn was defeated, his three sons divided the world in three parts to be ruled by one of the three brothers —The three parts of the world were the sky, the water, and the underworld —Jupiter took the sky, Neptune the sea, and Pluto the underworld
How did Poseidon get his Greek name Neptune?
by the way neptune is roman not greek but he got it because neptune is blue like water.
What does Hydro means water in greek this element is the watermaker because it turns into water when it burns in air?
Hydrogen.
What are the factors that make humans choose were to settle?
food, water and shelter.
What are Neptune's powers?
Neptune is the Roman god of water and the seas. His greek counterpart is Poseidon. He rules everything that has to do with water: naval battles, fishing, sea monsters, etc. He has a powerful trident (just like Jupiter/Zeus has a thunderbolt). Poseidon/Neptune also rules horses. The Greek legend says that he offered the horse to the Athenians, so that they would choose him as god-protector of their city.
Who is the greek god of tunnels and water?
There is no greek god of tunnels but Hades was the god of the underworld while Posiedon was the god of the sea (AKA water).
Greek mythology-how was the earth divided?
Zeus got the sky, Poseidon got the water, and Hades got the underworld.
When Zeus chose the sky what did everybody else choose?
posiden ,hades ,hera,and the others did not chose ,they simply did what they were told .now if youre asking what they ruled that i can awnser . Zeus:sky,lightning posiden:seas,salt water(nymphs ruled fresh water) hades :underworld (dun dun dun) hera:marrage Athena:wisdom & war Ares:war hetsups:making weponary Hermes:messenger aphrodite:love &beuaty sorry that's all i can rember there are 3 more gods/goddess's
Who is perciden?
perciden is a greek god his the god of water perciden zuce hades always had a contest that who would be the king of gods zuce:god of lightning hades:god of the underworld perciden:god of water
What are the 3 greek gods?
There are actually more than three Greek Gods.. The three MAJOR Greek Gods are Poseidon, the God of the water and sea, Hades, the God of the Underworld and darkness, and Zeus, king of the Gods, and the sky God.
Was hades evil?
No, he is just the god of the underworld. Hades had two brothers Zeus and Poseidon who ruled the Air and the Water respectively they were no more evil nor benevolent than Hades.
What is the river of hate in greek mythology?
In the underworld flows the river Styx, and from there you can collect "good" and "bad" water that has the power to effect people in those ways.
What is the origin of lethargic?
The word "lethargic" comes from Lethe, a river in the Greek Underworld, Tartarus (or Hades), whose water, when drunk, caused forgetfulness of the past.
What seas did Poseidon rule?
He ruled all the seas since he split the earth with his two brothers zues and hades zues got the sky hades got the underworld and POSEIDON RULED ALL OF THE SEAS AND OCEANS AND BODIES OF WATER.
How were Jupiter Saturn Uranus and Neptune formed?
—After Saturn was defeated, his three sons divided the world in three parts to be ruled by one of the three brothers —The three parts of the world were the sky, the water, and the underworld —Jupiter took the sky, Neptune the sea, and Pluto the underworld
In the Greek legends Poseidon was the God of what?
Poseidon is the god of the oceans. He got all the kinds of water got the salt and fresh water for the oceans. His brother Zeus got the air and his other brother Hades got the underworld.
Is hedes a god or not?
if you mean Hades then yes. that is, he is a god in greek myths but not in real life. in the stories, he rules the underworld, and his brothers are Zeus (king and ruler of sky) and poseiden (ruler of water)
