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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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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.
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.
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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.
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).
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.
Poseidon's sacred animal is the horse. He created horses out of sea foam, thus becoming his form of transportation.
How do you spell the name of the daughter of Poseidon?
A dual spelling appears for the daughter of Poseidon and Pitane, who was Evadne or Euadne.
Poseidon had many children but most of his offspring were male. His other daughters include Despoina, Eirene, Benthesikyme, Aethusa. Other possible daughters are the Nereids, the Pleiades, Rhode, and Sibyl.
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Why was a sea foam a symbol of Poseidon?
What we see at a distance as foam, is in reality the white horses of Neptune.
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The Poseidon Adventure is an American adventure novel by Paul Gallico, released in 1969. It concerns the capsizing of a luxurious ocean liner, the SS Poseidon, due to an undersea earthquake, and the desperate struggles of a handful of survivors to reach the bottom of the liner's hull before the ship sinks.
It's fiction, not fact.
No one really knows. There are scientists still studying Greekology, but there are so many mysteries. Were the Greek gods even real? And if they were, are they still around? We may never know. We may find out thousands or even a million years from now, when our technology is more advanced than now. Maybe he's real, maybe he's not. As of right now, we'll probable never know.
He made the first horse. He also gives good weather to sailors who honor him.
What was Poseidons personality?
well, Poseidon. was basically a player, he cheated on his wife with many different woman. such as Medusa. which made Athena jealous because they had sex in her temple. so she made her ugly. but in generally he was caring. but he could sometimes be a jerk to some near-by sailors.
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