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Poseidon (Neptune)

Poseidon is the god of the sea, and all of the sea obey him. He is one of the brothers of Zeus and Hades and he rules confidently with a trident in hand. Poseidon's Roman name was Neptune.

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What are Poseidon's personality quirks?

Poseidon was usually angry, and sometimes he could be quite nice, but he was also greedy, moody, cruel, and violent.

What was Poseidon's pastime?

He is best known for

  • Urging on the Acheans during the Trojan War.
  • Making horses.
  • Trying to have Athens named after him.
See link below! being god of the sea I suppose. He is also the god of earthquakes but that's less known

Where does Poseidon usually spends his time in myths?

His parents are Cronus and Rhea.

His weapon/ symbol is the Trident.

He is the God of the Sea.

His Roman equivalent is Neptune.

His siblings are Hades, Demeter, Hestia, Hera and Zeus.

What are some distinguishing features of Poseidon?

On the positive side, Poseidon is noble, strong, and wise. On his good days he would do things like create horses from seafoam.

However, he is one of the moodiest gods of them all. He makes earthquakes and floods entire cities when he is upset.

What does Greek god Posiedon carry?

Poseidon is usually shown carrying a trident.

Does Poseidon block the Phaeacian harbor?

No, he turns the ship to stone but is appeased by the Phaeacian sacrifice.

Is there any gods are similar to poseidon?

The Roman god Neptune is similar to the Greek Poseidon, so much so they are called counterparts to their ancient cultures.

Who are Poseidon's daughters-7-letters?

Herophile, a daughter of Poseidon and Aphrodite.

Why was Poseidon responsiblie for the sea?

After the war of the Gods and Titans, Poseidon and his brothers, Zeus and Hades drew lots. Zeus picked the sky, Poseidon picked the sea and Hades was only left with one option, the underworld.

Who were Poseidon's companions?

The Oceanids, Nereid, Triton and the Naiads including the 12 olympians including Hades and Hestia.

How many wives has he had?

Hank Aaron has five children. Their names are Gail, Dorinda, Ceci, Hank, and Larry. Hank Aaron himself was the third of eight children.

Why is Poseidon the god of water?

Poseidon didn't choose seas. Poseidon Zeus, and Hades drew sticks. Hades picked first and pulled the shortest stick, the underworld. Poseidon chose next and pulled the second shortest, which was water or seas. Zeus was left with the longest and most powerful.

Who were Poseidon's brothers?

Posidon's brothers are Zeus(God of the Sky) and Hades(God of the Underworld)

Who did Poseidon have children with?

The most well known mythological figures Poseidon had children with are:

  • Medusa (the snake-haired Gorgon)
  • Demeter (the goddess of the harvest)
  • Europa
  • Euryale (one of Medusa's sisters, also a Gorgon)
  • Gaia (the Mother Goddess)

Poseidon also had children with:

  • Aethra
  • Alope
  • Amphitrite
  • Amymone
  • Astypalaea
  • Canace
  • Celaeno
  • Chione
  • Chloris
  • Clieto
  • Halia
  • Hiona
  • Hippothoe
  • Iphimedia
  • Libya
  • Lybie
  • Melia
  • Periboea
  • Satyrion
  • Thoosa
  • Tyro
  • several unknown women because there are children attributed to Poseidon who have an unnamed mother

What are five objects that represent poseidon?

Sea Creature - Dolphin

Animal - Horse

Weapon - Trident

Who would win a fight Hades or Poseidon?

Neither, because all Pagan gods and goddesses (Poseidon and Hades included) are immortal. Unable to be killed. They can however, be trapped, as Ares was in a Jar, or be intimidated, as Zeus does regularly to the other gods. So long as the battle is physical, this invulnerability holds true.

If it were a battle to submission... that's up for debate.

Poseidon because hades has fire powers but Poseidon has water powers and water could vaporise fire.

The big three of the Olympians were Zeus, Poseidon and Hades. Zeus was recognized as the champion as he was the only one willing to face Typhoon. However they are all three a close match and whenever they have come close to 'coming to blows' they have always chosen a mediator to settle their disputes.

Zeus and Poseidon quarreled over Thetis a nymph and instead of fighting over her they submitted to the mediation of Prometheus, who gave Thetis to King Pelus.

Hades kidnapped Persephone the daughter of Ceres. Ceres appealed to Zeus to rescue the girl but Zeus was disinclined to get involved. Ceres then caused permanent winter to come over the Earth so Zeus worked out a deal with Hades where Persephone spent half the year above ground, the other half below.

Unlike Disney believes, Hades is not evil. He is more like a gatekeeper.

What did Poseidon use his trident for?

When ever Poseidon was angry or mad, he would always strike the ground with his trident which would cause shipwrecks, drownings, tsunamis, and earthquakes(after all he was also the god of earthquakes).

Who does Poseidon hate?

Poseidon would dislike Athena as she won a contest for the naming of the city Athens. He also dislikes Zeus as he is the one who was made leader; when it could have been Zeus, Poseidon or Hades.

What powers does the daughter of Poseidon have?

They can control the waters, be healed by water, can breathe under water, and can talk to animals created by Poseidon.

What is sacred to Poseidon?

Poseidon's sacred animal is the horse. He created horses out of sea foam, thus becoming his form of transportation.