Primarily the Greeks being that Poseidon was a Geek god of the sea.
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Polyphemus the Cyclops prayed to Poseidon rather than Zeus because Poseidon was the father of the cyclops.
Poseidon is the Greek god of the oceans. Sailors prayed to him before traveling, and he is considered the second powerful of all gods.
Odysseus didn't directly fight Poseidon, he fought the effects of the wrath of Poseidon. This was since Odysseus blinded the son of Poseidon, Polyphemus, and told him his name. Therefore, Polyphemus prayed to his father, asking him to punish Oeysseus.
Because the sailors when they wanted a good fishing, they prayed to Poseidon sacrificing horses, and he needed something to carry them and choose a chariot.
Poseidon despised Odysseus. He hated him because Odysseus took Polyphemus (Poseidon's Son) eye. Polyphemus later Prayed to his father and told him to Curse Odysseus. Which Poseidon made a curse that made it harder for Odysseus to get home.
Poseidon-who was the father of Polyphemus, the Cyclops. Polyphemus prayed to his father (Poseidon) to make Odysseus's life as miserable as possible.
Poseidon cursed Odysseus because Odysseus had blinded Poseidon's son, the cyclops Polyphemus. After doing this, Odysseus demonstrated his hubris by taunting Polyphemus and revealing what his actual name is. As a result, Polyphemus prayed to his father, who cursed Odysseus.
He gave a fountain that sprayed seawater but Athena gave the Athens a olive tree which they accepted and named their cit after Athena.
Minos was competing with his brothers to rule Crete. Minos prayed to Poseidon to send a white bull as a sign of support for him to be king. Minos was to kill the bull as a sacrifice to Poseidon, but kept the bull because of its beauty. He thought Poseidon would not care, and Minos sacrificed his own bull. This angered Poseidon or Minos was disobedient and made Poseidon think he was not worthy. Poseidon cursed Minos' wife.
alot of people liked poseidon
Almost all of the good people that is talked about in the bible and followed God prayed
Poseidon killed many that travel the seas