Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades cast lots to see who would get what of the world. Zeus won and became king of the gods and god of the sky. Poseidon became the god of the sea and Hades lost and became the god of the underworld
After the Titan War; Zeus and Poseidon tricked Hades into becoming god of the underworld; Zeus then became god of the Heaven and Poseidon king god of the Sea.
Poseidon and Hades -are- Gods, they are just as powerful as Zeus, they simply reign over different areas. Poseidon has the sea, and Hades has the Underworld.
No, Zeus is. Poseidon is god of the sea
Neptune was the god of water. Later on this was extended to include the sea when he became associated with the Greek god Poseidon.
No, Poseidon is the god of the sea.
Aelus was born from Poseidon and Melanippe.(and his brother Boeotus) He was a god, so no date of birth :)
he chose to be, First Zeus wanted to be the god of the sky, then Hades said he wanted to be the god of the underworld, that's why Poseidon became the god of sea
Yes, Poseidon is the Greek god of the sea.
Triton is a sea god and a son of Poseidon. Poseidon is known to be the god of the sea though.
Hades became the god of the Greek underworld by drawing lots with his brothers Zeus and Poseidon after defeating the Titans in a war. Hades drew the realm of the underworld as his domain, while Zeus became the ruler of the sky and Poseidon ruled the seas.
Poseidon became lord of the sea following the defeat of his father Kronos, when the world was divided by lot among his three sons. Zeus was given the sky, Hades the underworld, and Poseidon the sea, with the Earth and Mount Olympus belonging to all three.