Poseidon and Athena both wanted to be the protector god of the biggest Greek city. The king decided that the winner would be the one who gave the greatest gift to the city. Poseidon created a well on top of the Acropolis. Athena planted an olive tree. The people liked the olive better, Athena was the winner and the city was named Athens after her.
There are two reasons Athena and Poseidon were enemy's.Reason 1Zeus,King of the Gods, proposed an offer that anyone who could make a worthy enough gift would be made the patron of a city and have it named after them.Athena and Poseidon both decided to compete.Athena's gift was an Olive tree, too represent happiness and peace.Poseidon's gift was a white horse to protect the city from invaders.Zeus chose Athena to be the patron of the city; Now called Athens. Supposedly Poseidon was angry at Zeus's choice and placed a curse on Athens.The curse was for them to never have enough water.It is said since then Athens has had major water shortage problem continuing still today.Reason 2Poseidon and his girlfriend Medusa were caught kissing in Athena's sacred temple.Athena cursed Medusa to turn anyone who looked at her into stone and hated Poseidon from then on.
The 12 major gods were Zeus, Hera, Hephaestus, Ares, Athena, Demeter, Aphrodite, Poseidon, Apollo, Hermes, Artemis, Hades, and Hestia who was later replaced by Dionysus.
here are six Greek gods and what they were the gods of: Zeus, the god of air and the head god. Poseidon, the god of water and earthquakes. Hades, the god of the underworld. Artemis, the goddess of the hunt. Athena, the goddess of wisdom. Hermes, the messenger god.
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Some of the major gods in the Odyssey include Zeus, Athena, Poseidon, and Hermes. Zeus is the king of the gods, Athena is the goddess of wisdom and warfare who aids Odysseus, Poseidon is the god of the sea who opposes Odysseus, and Hermes is the messenger of the gods who helps guide Odysseus on his journey.
Zeus was the god of the lightning. Poseidon was the god of the oceans/sea. Also, there was Athena who was goddess of wisdom and the god of delivering
Zeus, Hera, Athena, Apollon, Artemis, Ares, Hermes, Hestia, Aphrodite, Poseidon, Hephaestus, Demeter, and Dionysos. Those are the 12 major gods..
Zeus & Hera were the king & queen of all the gods. Other important ones included Poseidon, Hades, Athena, & Aphrodite.
Hades was not a major deity in Greek mythology, Apollo and Athena were far more significant.
There are two reasons Athena and Poseidon were enemy's.Reason 1Zeus,King of the Gods, proposed an offer that anyone who could make a worthy enough gift would be made the patron of a city and have it named after them.Athena and Poseidon both decided to compete.Athena's gift was an Olive tree, too represent happiness and peace.Poseidon's gift was a white horse to protect the city from invaders.Zeus chose Athena to be the patron of the city; Now called Athens. Supposedly Poseidon was angry at Zeus's choice and placed a curse on Athens.The curse was for them to never have enough water.It is said since then Athens has had major water shortage problem continuing still today.Reason 2Poseidon and his girlfriend Medusa were caught kissing in Athena's sacred temple.Athena cursed Medusa to turn anyone who looked at her into stone and hated Poseidon from then on.
Poseidon's relatives are all of the 12 major gods
Poseidon's relatives are all of the 12 major gods
The 12 major gods were Zeus, Hera, Hephaestus, Ares, Athena, Demeter, Aphrodite, Poseidon, Apollo, Hermes, Artemis, Hades, and Hestia who was later replaced by Dionysus.
Poseidon majored in marine biology and minored in accounting
The main character and hero is Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon. He has two best friends that are considered major characters and heroes in the story, they are Annabeth, daughter of Athena, and Grover, a centaur.
There are many Greek gods. The big three are Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades. Other major gods are Hermes, Apollo, Ares, Hera, Hephaestus, Dionysus, Artemis, Athena, and Aphrodite.