POSEIDON

Poseidon 

Poseidon

(Greek: Ποσειδῶν, Roman: Neptune) is in Greek mythology the god of the sea.

His siblings are Hades, Zeus, Demeter, Hera and Hestia, while Kronos is his father and Rhea his mother. He is married to Amphitrite.

One of his symbols of power is the trident. His palace is deep in the sea and he has created the horses out of the wave foam.

He is a very calm God, and he appears quite angry, according to Homer.

Story

Poseidon, like his siblings, except for Zeus, was eaten by Kronos. Since Rhea saved Zeus from Kronos, this Poseidon and the others rescued, and eventually led a war against the Titans, which he also won.

The world was divided into three parts by Zeus: In the sky, the sea and the underworld. Poseidon received the sea, while Zeus received the heavens and Hades the underworld.

Attica / Athens

It is said that Poseidon and Athena have been fighting for control of Attica. It was decided that both gods should give a gift to Attica. The god with the better gift should win. Poseidon gave the people a spring (in other sources a source of salt water or a horse) and Athena planted an olive tree. They chose Athenes gift, so the capital of Attica was named after her and henceforth was called Athens.

Love

He was married to Amphitrite and had with her the son Treseus, the horse Areion and the daughters Benthesikyme and Rhode.

Together with Gaia, Poseidon fathered Antaios.

With Kleito, a mortal, Poseidon fathered five twin children, ten children. These were Gadeiros, Ampheres and Euaimon, Mnaseas and Atochthon, Elasippos and Mestor, and Azaees and Diaprepes.
The sea nymph Thoosa gave birth to the Cyclops Polyphemus.
He had the Pegasus with Medusa

Trivia

Since the Greeks were once very dependent on shipping, it was often the case that Poseidon was revered as the god of the oceans and sacrifices were offered to him. It even happened that Poseidon was worshiped more than Zeus. In Roman mythology, this development did not exist.