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What would Athens be called if Poseidon was the patron of Athens?
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∙ 13y ago
Um, maybe the Poseis or the Poseidos
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Did Poseidon have any famous conflicts?
His most famous conflict was with Athena over who would be the patron god/goddess of Athens.
Which Greek deity was the patron of the city of Athens?
Athena was its patron. Athena and Poseidon both wanted to be the city's patron, so they had a contest. Whoever gave the people of the city the best gift would win. Poseidon gave a spring of water, but it was salty like the sea. Athena gave a olive tree. Athena's gift was judged the better of the two, so Athena became the patron. That is why Athens is named after her.
What is the conflict between Athena and Poseidon?
Athena and Poseidon both wanted to be the patron god of the city of Athens. The people of the city agreed to hold a competition between the two to decide. They agreed that each would give the city a gift; whoever's gift was better would become patron of Athens. Athena's gift was an olive tree. Poseidon's gift was a salty spring of water from the ground. Athena's gift was better because it offered food, wood, and oil. Poseidon's wasn't very useful. The Athens people chose Athena, Poseidon became angry, and then he flooded the city.
Why was Athens named after Athena?
The people of Greece thought Poseidon and Athena were competing to be patrons for he city. The gods made gifts for the people and whoever made the best gift would be patron. Poseidon made Salt water and Athena made the Olive tree. The people thought Athena's gift was better and made her patron. That is how Athens was named
What struggles did Athena face?
Claiming Athens. Athena and Poseidon fought over it until Zeus suggested to give a gift that would be judged by the Athenians themselves. Athena won and declared patron of Athens.
What would Athens be called if Poseidon was the winner of the contest?
Athens would have been called Poseidon.
Did Poseidon have any famous conflicts?
His most famous conflict was with Athena over who would be the patron god/goddess of Athens.
The city of Athens was named for .?
Athens was named after Athena, the patron goddess of the city. She and Poseidon fought over who would be patron, and in the end, they had a competition. They both had to create a gift to give to the Athenians, and whoever had the better gift won. Poseidon made a salt water spring (being the god of the seas) and Athena created the olive tree. Needless to say, she won.
Poseidon and Athena vied for what prize?
Yes. Poseidon and Athena were rivals in determining who would be the patron of Athens. The decided that they would each present the city with gifts; and that the inhabitants would then deem who was worthy. Poseidon gave them a spring of water, but it was salty. Athena gave them the olive tree. The olive tree has many uses; as lamp oil, in food and cooking, and it was a much sought after item in the Mediterranean. Athena won and that is how the city of Athens got its name, after its patron goddess.
Which Greek deity was the patron of the city of Athens?
Athena was its patron. Athena and Poseidon both wanted to be the city's patron, so they had a contest. Whoever gave the people of the city the best gift would win. Poseidon gave a spring of water, but it was salty like the sea. Athena gave a olive tree. Athena's gift was judged the better of the two, so Athena became the patron. That is why Athens is named after her.
What did Athena have to do with Athens?
Athena competed with Poseidon to be the patron deity of Athens. They agreed that each would give the Athenians one gift and the Athenians would choose whichever gift they preferred. Poseidon struck the ground with his trident and a spring sprang up, but the water was salty and not very useful, whereas Athena offered them the first domesticated olive tree. Thus, Athena became the patron goddess of Athens.
Who were Poseidon's enemys?
Poseidon's enemies were his father,Cronus,his brother Zeus because Zeus was the king of all gods and not Poseidon,and Athena because Zeus promised Poseidon the city of Athens. But when Athena was born he told Athena she could be the patron of Athens. So they had a contest. They would each give the people of Athens a gift. Who's ever gift they liked better would get the city of Athens. Poseidon gave the people of Athens a salt water spring.Athena gave them an olive tree.The people liked the olives better so Athena won the contest and got the city of Athens.
What is the conflict between Athena and Poseidon?
Athena and Poseidon both wanted to be the patron god of the city of Athens. The people of the city agreed to hold a competition between the two to decide. They agreed that each would give the city a gift; whoever's gift was better would become patron of Athens. Athena's gift was an olive tree. Poseidon's gift was a salty spring of water from the ground. Athena's gift was better because it offered food, wood, and oil. Poseidon's wasn't very useful. The Athens people chose Athena, Poseidon became angry, and then he flooded the city.
Why was Athens named after Athena?
The people of Greece thought Poseidon and Athena were competing to be patrons for he city. The gods made gifts for the people and whoever made the best gift would be patron. Poseidon made Salt water and Athena made the Olive tree. The people thought Athena's gift was better and made her patron. That is how Athens was named
What struggles did Athena face?
Claiming Athens. Athena and Poseidon fought over it until Zeus suggested to give a gift that would be judged by the Athenians themselves. Athena won and declared patron of Athens.
Why did Athena hate Poseidon?
Athena and Poseidon were rivals in the contest for Athens. When Athena won and became the patron goddess of the city, there were still some tensions between the two. The other reason why Athena hated Poseidon was because she caught him and his girlfriend Medusa in her temple and felt very insulted.
What were Athena and Poseidon fighting for?
Athena and Poseidon were fighting over Athens. They both wanted to be the patron god of the city, so they decided to have a contest. Whoever could give the people of the city the best gift would win. Poseidon gave them a spring, but the water was salty like the sea. Athena gave the people an olive tree which gave them olives, olive oil, wood, and shade. Athena's gift was judged the better of the two, so Athena became the patron of Athens. That is why Athens is named after Athena.
