In Greek mythology, Poseidon (Greek: Ποσειδῶν; Latin: Neptūnus) was the god of the sea, as well as of horses, and, as "Earth-Shaker," of earthquakes. Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and Heroes the nature of the world and the origins and significance Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Neptune (Neptūnus is the god of water and the sea in Roman mythology, a brother of Jupiter and Pluto. This article is about the body of water For other uses see SEA and Seas. The horse ( Equus caballus) is a hoofed ( Ungulate) Mammal, one of eight living species of the family Equidae. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer The name of the sea-god Nethuns in Etruscan was adopted in Latin for Neptune in Roman mythology: both were sea gods analogous to Poseidon. In Etruscan mythology, Nethuns was the God of wells later expanded to all Water, including the Sea. The Etruscans were a people of unknown origin living in Northern Italy, who were eventually integrated into Roman culture and politically became part of the Roman Republic Neptune (Neptūnus is the god of water and the sea in Roman mythology, a brother of Jupiter and Pluto. Roman mythology, or more appropriately Latin mythology, refers to the mythological beliefs of the Italic people inhabiting the region of Latium and its Linear B tablets show that Poseidon was venerated at Pylos and Thebes in pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece, but he was integrated into the Olympian gods as the brother of Zeus and Hades. Linear B is a script that was used for writing Mycenaean, an early form of Greek. This article is about the Greek geographical feature and town Thebes ( Classic Greek Θῆβαι, Mod Θήβα) is a city in Greece, situated to the north of the Cithaeron range which divides Mycenaean Greece is a cultural period of ancient Greece taking its name from the archaeological site of Mycenae in northeastern Argolis, in the Peloponnese The Twelve Olympians, also known as the Dodekatheon ( Greek: Δωδεκάθεον Zeus (zjuːs in Greek: nominative: Zeús /zdeús/ genitive: Diós; Modern Greek /'zefs/ in Greek mythology Hades (from Greek, Hadēs, originally, Haidēs or, Aidēs, probably from Indo-European *n̥-wid- 'unseen' refers both to the ancient Poseidon has many children. There is a Homeric hymn to Poseidon, who was the protector of many Hellenic cities, although he lost the contest for Athens to Athena. The thirty-three anonymous Homeric Hymns celebrating individual gods are a collection of ancient Greek Hymns "Homeric" in the sense that they employ the Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's ATHENA was an Antimatter research project that took place at the AD Ring at CERN. Poseidon was given a trident during the war of the Titans and the gods, in which he fought alongside his siblings. Titanomachy (epic poem In Greek mythology, the Titanomachy, or War of the Titans (Τιτανομαχία was the ten-year series of battles fought between The war lasted ten years, after which the gods divided the earth among themselves by drawing lots. Zeus took the sky, Poseidon the sea and Hades the underworld. Although Poseidon, unlike Hades, had a throne on Mt. Olympus, he liked to stay underwater in his palace with his queen Amphitrite, the daughter of the Old Man of the Sea. Mount Olympus (Όλυμπος also transliterated as Ólympos, and on Greek maps Óros Ólimbos) is the highest Mountain in Greece In ancient Greek mythology, Amphitrite (Ἀμφιτρίτη (not to be confused with Aphrodite) was a sea-goddess In Greek mythology, the Old Man of the Sea was a primordial figure who could be identified by several names Proteus or Nereus or Pontus.

Contents 1 Worship of Poseidon 1.1 Bronze Age Greece 2 Poseidon in myth 2.1 Birth and triumph over Cronus 2.2 The foundation of Athens 2.3 The walls of Troy 2.4 Consorts/children 2.5 Epithets 3 Poseidon in literature and art 3.1 In contemporary culture 3.2 Sound and images 4 Notes 5 References

Worship of Poseidon

Poseidon was a major civic god of several cities: in Athens, he was second only to Athena in importance; while in Corinth and many cities of Magna Graecia he was the chief god of the polis. The History of Athens is one of the longest of any city in Europe and in the world ATHENA was an Antimatter research project that took place at the AD Ring at CERN. Corinth, or Korinth ( Greek Κόρινθος ( is a city in Greece. A polis ( πόλις, pronunciation, in English-- plural poleis ( πόλεις, pronunciation, in English --is a City, a In his benign aspect, Poseidon was seen as creating new islands and offering calm seas. An island (ˈaɪlənd or isle (/ˈaɪl/ is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water in two dimensions above high tide and isolated from other significant When offended or ignored, he supposedly struck the ground with his trident and caused chaotic springs, earthquakes, drownings and shipwrecks. A trident (ˈtrаɪdənt also called a leister or gig, is a three- pronged Spear. Chaos (derived from the Ancient Greek, Chaos) typically refers to Unpredictability, and is the antithesis of Cosmos. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer A ship /ʃɪp/ is a large vessel that floats on water Ships are generally distinguished from Boats based on size Sailors prayed to Poseidon for a safe voyage, sometimes drowning horses as a sacrifice.

According to Pausanias, Poseidon was one of the caretakers of the oracle at Delphi before Olympian Apollo took it over. Pausanias ( Greek:) was a Greek traveller and Geographer of the 2nd century CE, who lived in the times of Hadrian, Antoninus Delphi ( Greek,) ( pronounce and dialectal forms) is an archaeological site and a modern town in Greece on the south-western Apollo and Poseidon worked closely in many realms: in colonization, for example, Delphic Apollo provided the authorization to go out and settle, while Poseidon watched over the colonists on their way, and provided the lustral water for the foundation-sacrifice. Holy water can also refer to water that has been blessed, such as by a Priest, and is considered Holy. Xenophon's Anabasis describes a group of Spartan soldiers in 400-399 BCE singing to Poseidon a paean - a kind of hymn normally sung for Apollo. Xenophon (Ancient Greek, Modern Greek "Ξενοφών" "Ξενοφώντας" ca This article is about the The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη Paean (pronounced as the last two syllables of "European" ˈpiːən is a term used to describe a type of triumphal or grateful song usually choral though sometimes individual

Like Dionysus, who inflamed the maenads, Poseidon also caused certain forms of mental disturbance. In Classical mythology, Dionysus or Dionysos (in Greek, Διόνυσος or Διώνυσος; associated with Roman A Hippocratic text of ca 400 BCE, On the Sacred Disease^[1] says that he was blamed for certain types of epilepsy. Hippocrates of Cos II or Hippokrates of Kos ( ca. 460 BC – ca

Bronze Age Greece

The name seems to rather transparently stem from Greek pósis "lord, husband" with a less-transparent -don element, perhaps from dea, "goddess'. Cape Sounion (Modern Greek Aκρωτήριο Σούνιο - Akrotírio Soúnio; Latin Sunium promonturium Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly If surviving Linear B clay tablets can be trusted, the name PO-SE-DA-WO-NE ("Poseidon") occurs with greater frequency than does DI-U-JA (Zeus). Linear B is a script that was used for writing Mycenaean, an early form of Greek. Small tablets made out of clay were used from 5500 BC Tărtăria tablets and later from 4th millennium BC onwards as a writing medium in Sumerian A feminine variant, PO-SE-DE-IA, is also found, indicating a lost consort goddess, in effect a precursor of Amphitrite. In ancient Greek mythology, Amphitrite (Ἀμφιτρίτη (not to be confused with Aphrodite) was a sea-goddess Tablets from Pylos record sacrificial goods destined for "the Two Queens and Poseidon" and to "the Two Queens and the King". The most obvious identification for the "Two Queens" is with Demeter and Persephone, or their precursors, goddesses who were not associated with Poseidon in later periods. Demeter (dɨˈmiːtɚ Greek:, possibly "distribution-mother" from the noun of the Indo-European mother-earth * dheghom * mater In Greek mythology, Persephone ( Kore or Cora) was the embodiment of the Earth's fertility at the same time that she was the Queen of the Underworld Poseidon is already identified as "Earth-Shaker"— E-NE-SI-DA-O-NE— in Mycenaean Knossos,^[2] a powerful attribute where earthquakes had accompanied the collapse of the Minoan palace-culture. Knossos (alternative spellings Knossus, Cnossus, Greek Κνωσός kno̞ˈso̞s also known as the Knossos Palace is the largest The Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age civilization which arose on the island of Crete. In the heavily sea-dependent Mycenean culture, no connection between Poseidon and the sea has yet surfaced; among the Olympians it was determined by lot that he should rule over the sea (Hesiod, Theogony 456): the god preceded his realm.

Demeter and Poseidon's names are linked in one Pylos tablet, where they appear as PO-SE-DA-WO-NE and DA, referred to by the epithets Enosichthon, Seischthon and Ennosigaios, all meaning "earth-shaker" and referring to his role in causing earthquakes.

Poseidon in myth

Birth and triumph over Cronus

Poseidon was a son of Cronus and Rhea. Herculaneum (in modern Italian Ercolano) is an ancient Roman town located in the territory of the current commune of Ercolano. Cronus or Kronos, ( Ancient Greek Κρόνος Krónos) was the leader and the youngest of the first generation of Titans, divine descendants Rhea ( ancient Greek) was the Titaness daughter of Uranus, the sky and Gaia, the earth in classical Greek mythology In most accounts he is swallowed by Cronus at birth but later saved, with his other brother and sisters, by Zeus. Cronus or Kronos, ( Ancient Greek Κρόνος Krónos) was the leader and the youngest of the first generation of Titans, divine descendants Zeus (zjuːs in Greek: nominative: Zeús /zdeús/ genitive: Diós; Modern Greek /'zefs/ in Greek mythology However in some versions of the story, he, like his brother Zeus, did not share the fate of his other brother and sisters who were eaten by Cronus. He was saved by his mother Rhea, who concealed him among a flock of lambs pretended to have given birth to a colt, which she gave to Cronus to devour. ^[3] According to John Tzetzes^[4] the kourotrophos, or nurse of Poseidon was Arne, who denied knowing where he was, when Cronus came searching; according to Diodorus Siculus^[5] Poseidon was raised by the Telchines on Rhodes, just as Zeus was raised by the Korybantes on Crete. John (Johannes Tzetzes (Ιωάννης Τζέτζης (c 1110 &ndash 1180 was a Byzantine Poet and Grammarian known to have lived at Constantinople In Greek mythology, Artemis language|Greek] ( Nominative), ( Genitive))] was the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister In Greek mythology, Arne (Ἄρνη or Melanippe (Μελανίππη was a daughter of Aeolus and Melanippe (also Hippe or In Greek mythology, the Telchines were the original inhabitants of the island of Rhodes, and were known in Crete and Cyprus. Rhodes (Ρόδος Ródos, ˈɾo̞ðo̞s Rodi ردوس Rodos; Ladino: Rodi or Rodes) is a Greek island Zeus (zjuːs in Greek: nominative: Zeús /zdeús/ genitive: Diós; Modern Greek /'zefs/ in Greek mythology The Korybantes ( Ancient Greek:) were the crested dancers who worshiped the Phrygian goddess Cybele with drumming and dancing Crete ( Greek: Κρήτη transliteration: Krētē, modern transliteration Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the

According to a single reference in the Iliad, when the world was divided by lot in three, Zeus received the sky, Hades the underworld and Poseidon the sea. The Iliad ( Greek: Ἰλιάς (Ancient Ιλιάδα (Modern is together with the Odyssey, one of two ancient Zeus (zjuːs in Greek: nominative: Zeús /zdeús/ genitive: Diós; Modern Greek /'zefs/ in Greek mythology Hades (from Greek, Hadēs, originally, Haidēs or, Aidēs, probably from Indo-European *n̥-wid- 'unseen' refers both to the ancient In the study of Mythology and Religion, the underworld (gr κάτω κόσμος) is a generic term approximately equivalent to the lay term Afterlife

The foundation of Athens

Athena became the patron goddess of the city of Athens after a competition with Poseidon. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Yet Poseidon remained a numinous presence on the Acropolis in the form of his surrogate, Erechtheus. Acropolis (Gr akros akron edge extremity + polis city pl acropoleis Erechtheus (Ἐρεχθεύς in Greek Mythology was the name of a King of Athens, and a secondary name for two other characters In Homer At the dissolution festival at the end of the year in the Athenian calendar, the Skira, the priests of Athena and the priest of Poseidon would process under canopies to Eleusis. For the coastal town in central-eastern Tunisia see Skhira. The festival of the A baldachin, or baldaquin (Italian baldacchino or baldachino) is a canopy of state over an Altar or Elefsina (Ελευσίνα Ancient/ Katharevousa: Eleusis is a town and municipality about 20 km NW of Athens. ^[6] They agreed that each would give the Athenians one gift and the Athenians would choose whichever gift they preferred. Poseidon struck the ground with his trident and a spring sprang up; the water was salty and not very useful,^[7] whereas Athena offered them an olive tree. The Athenians (or their king, Cecrops) accepted the olive tree and along with it Athena as their patron, for the olive tree brought wood, oil and food. Wood is hard fibrous lignified structural tissue produced as secondary Xylem in the stems of Woody plants notably trees but also shrubs Olive oil is a fruit oil obtained from the olive ( Olea europaea; family Oleaceae along with Lilacs Jasmine and ash trees After the fight, infuriated at his loss, Poseidon sent a monstrous flood to the Attic Plain, to punish the Athenians for not choosing him. The depression made by Poseidon's trident and filled with salt water was surrounded by the northern hall of the Erechtheum, remaining open to the air. The Erechtheum (Έρέχθειον Erechtheion) is an ancient Greek temple on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens in Greece "In cult, Poseidon was identified with Erechtheus," Walter Burkert noted. This article discusses cult in the original and typically ancient sense of "religious practice" (cultus Walter Burkert (born Neuendettelsau, Bavaria, February 2, 1931) a scholar of Greek mythology and cult, is an emeritus ^[8] "the myth turns this into a temporal-causal sequence: in his anger at losing, Poseidon led his son Eumolpus against Athens and killed Erectheus. In Greek mythology, Eumolpus (also Eumolpos) was the son of Poseidon and Chione. "

The contest of Athena and Poseidon was the subject of the reliefs on the western pediment of the Parthenon, the first sight that greeted the arriving visitor. The Parthenon ( Ancient Greek:) is a temple of the Greek goddess Athena, built in the 5th century BC on the Athenian Acropolis

This myth is construed by Robert Graves and others as reflecting a clash between the inhabitants during Mycenaean times and newer immigrants. Robert Graves (24 July 1895 &ndash 7 December 1985 was an English Poet, Translator and Novelist. It is interesting to note that Athens at its height was a significant sea power, at one point defeating the Persian fleet at Salamis Island in a sea battle. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Salamis ( Greek, Modern: Σαλαμίνα Salamína, Ancient / Katharevousa: Σαλαμίς Salamís) is the largest

The walls of Troy

Poseidon and Apollo, having offended Zeus, were sent to serve King Laomedon of Troy. Zeus (zjuːs in Greek: nominative: Zeús /zdeús/ genitive: Diós; Modern Greek /'zefs/ in Greek mythology In Greek mythology, Laomedon was a Trojan king son of Ilus, brother of Ganymedes and father of Priam, Astyoche He had them build huge walls around the city and promised to reward them well, a promise he then refused to fulfill. In vengeance, before the Trojan War, Poseidon sent a sea monster to attack Troy (it was later killed by Perseus). In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy stole Helen from her Perseus, Perseos, or Perseas ( Greek: Περσεύς, Περσέως, Περσέας) the Legendary founder

Consorts/children

His consort was Amphitrite, a nymph and ancient sea-goddess, daughter of Nereus and Doris. Prešov ( known also by alternative names) is a City in eastern Slovakia. Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million In ancient Greek mythology, Amphitrite (Ἀμφιτρίτη (not to be confused with Aphrodite) was a sea-goddess In Greek mythology, a nymph is any member of a large class of mythological entities in human female form Nereus (Νηρεύς in Greek Mythology, was the eldest son of Pontus (the Sea and Gaia (the Earth a Titan who (with Doris) fathered

Poseidon was the father of many heroes. He is thought to have fathered the famed Theseus. For other uses see Theseus (disambiguation Theseus (Θησεύς was a Legendary king of Athens, son of Aethra, and fathered

A mortal woman named Tyro was married to Cretheus (with whom she had one son, Aeson) but loved Enipeus, a river god. Tyro A beginner or learner in anything one who has mastered the rudiments only of any branch or knowledge In Greek mythology, Cretheus, or Krētheus (Κρηθεύς was the king and founder of Iolcus, the son of Aeolus (son of Hellen For the Athenian orator with a similar name see Aesion. In Greek mythology, Aeson or Aison ( Greek: Αἴσων In Greek mythology, Enipeus was a river god son of Oceanus and Tethys. "Riverine" redirects here For the use of that term in Maritime geography, see there God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. She pursued Enipeus, who refused her advances. One day, Poseidon, filled with lust for Tyro, disguised himself as Enipeus, and from their union were born the heroes Pelias and Neleus, twin boys. Pelias was king of Iolcus in Greek mythology, the son of Tyro, daughter of Aleus, and of either Poseidon or Cretheus Neleus was the son of Poseidon and Tyro, brother of Pelias. Tyro was married to Cretheus (with whom she had one son Aeson) but loved Poseidon also had an affair with Alope, his granddaughter through Cercyon, begetting the Attic hero Hippothoon. For other uses see Alope (disambiguation In Greek mythology, Alopê (Ἀλόπη was a mortal woman daughter of Cercyon. Cercyon - Κερκύων (- ονος) ("boar's tail" was a figure in Greek mythology. Hippothoon (Ἱπποθόων -ωντος or Hippothous is a figure in Greek mythology, often described as the King of Eleusis after the death of Cercyon Cercyon had his daughter buried alive but Poseidon turned her into the spring, Alope, near Eleusis. Elefsina (Ελευσίνα Ancient/ Katharevousa: Eleusis is a town and municipality about 20 km NW of Athens.

Poseidon rescued Amymone from a lecherous satyr and then fathered a child, Nauplius, by her. In Greek mythology, Amymone (the "blameless" one was a daughter of Danaus. In Greek mythology, satyrs (Σάτυροι Satyroi) are a troop of male companions of Pan and Dionysus – " Satyresses quot In Greek mythology, Nauplius was the name of two characters one descended from the other

After having raped Caeneus, Poseidon fulfilled her request and changed her into a male warrior. In Greek mythology, Caeneus ( Ancient Greek Καινεύς or Kaineus was a Lapith hero and originally a Thessalonian woman Caenis

Not all of Poseidon's children were human. In an archaic myth, Poseidon once pursued Demeter. Demeter (dɨˈmiːtɚ Greek:, possibly "distribution-mother" from the noun of the Indo-European mother-earth * dheghom * mater She spurned his advances, turning herself into a mare so that she could hide in a herd of horses; he saw through the deception and became a stallion and captured her. The horse ( Equus caballus) is a hoofed ( Ungulate) Mammal, one of eight living species of the family Equidae. Rape, also referred to as Sexual assault, is an Assault by a person involving Sexual intercourse with or Sexual penetration of another person Their child was a horse, Arion, which was capable of human speech. The horse ( Equus caballus) is a hoofed ( Ungulate) Mammal, one of eight living species of the family Equidae. In Greek mythology, Arion or Areion ( Ancient Greek: Άρείων is a divinely-bred extremely swift immortal horse that according to the Latin poet Poseidon also raped Medusa on the floor of a temple to Athena. In Greek mythology, Medusa ( Greek: Μέδουσα (Médousa "guardian protectress" was a monstrous Chthonic female character gazing upon ATHENA was an Antimatter research project that took place at the AD Ring at CERN. Medusa was then changed into a monster. A monster is any of a large number of Legendary creatures which usually appear in Mythology, Legend, or Horror fiction. When she was later beheaded by the hero Perseus, Chrysaor and Pegasus emerged from her neck. Perseus, Perseos, or Perseas ( Greek: Περσεύς, Περσέως, Περσέας) the Legendary founder In Greek mythology, Chrysaor ( Greek: Χρυσάωρ Khrusaōr; English translation: "He who has a golden armament " the In Greek mythology, Pegasus ( Greek: Πήγασος, Pégasos, 'strong' was a winged horse that was the son of Poseidon, in his role There is also Triton, the merman; Polyphemus, the cyclops; and Oto and Ephialtae, the giants. Triton (Τρίτων gen Τρίτωνος is a mythological Greek god, the messenger of the deep Mermen are mythical Male Legendary creatures who are Human from the Waist up and Fish -like from the waist down Polyphemus ( English launguage: fvmdkofmsdk transliterated as Polyphemos in Robert Fitzgerald 's translation is a character in Greek In Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, a cyclops (ˈsaɪklɒps or kyklops ( Greek) is a member of a primordial race of Otos redirects here for the Spanish municipality see Otos Valencia. The Mythology and Legends of many different Cultures include monsters of human appearance but prodigious size and strength

Gill, N. S. (2007). Mates and Children of Poseidon (English). Retrieved on 2007-02-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France.

Epithets

Poseidon was known in various guises, denoted by epithets. In Greek mythology, Aethra or Aithra ( Ancient Greek: Αἴθρα the "bright sky" was a name applied to three individuals Mother For other uses see Theseus (disambiguation Theseus (Θησεύς was a Legendary king of Athens, son of Aethra, and fathered For other uses see Alope (disambiguation In Greek mythology, Alopê (Ἀλόπη was a mortal woman daughter of Cercyon. Hippothoon (Ἱπποθόων -ωντος or Hippothous is a figure in Greek mythology, often described as the King of Eleusis after the death of Cercyon In ancient Greek mythology, Amphitrite (Ἀμφιτρίτη (not to be confused with Aphrodite) was a sea-goddess Rhode may refer to;Persons Franz Rhode, German printer of the 16th century Paul Peter Rhode (1871-1945 Roman Catholic bishop Triton (Τρίτων gen Τρίτωνος is a mythological Greek god, the messenger of the deep Benthesikyme in Greek mythology according to Apollodorus (315 In Greek mythology, Amymone (the "blameless" one was a daughter of Danaus. In Greek mythology, Nauplius was the name of two characters one descended from the other In Greek mythology, Astypalaea was the daughter of Phoenix and Perimede and the sister of Europa. The name Ancaeus or Ankaios (Ἀγκαῖος is attributed to two heroes in Greek mythology. In Greek mythology, Eurypylus ( Ancient Greek: Εὐρύπυλος was the name of several different people In Greek mythology, Canace ( Greek: Κανάκη was a daughter of Aeolus and Enarete, and lover of Poseidon. In Greek mythology, Aloeus (Ἀλωεύς was the son of Poseidon and Canace, husband first of Iphimedia and later of Eeriboea, and In Greek mythology, Triopas or Triops (Τρίωψ gen Τρίοπος) was the name of several characters whose relations are unclear In Greek mythology, Celaeno /sɪˈliːnɵʊ/ (sometimes Calaeno or Kelaino) referred to several different beings Son of Poseidon and Celaeno, brother of Eurypylus. The two brothers ruled over the Fortunate Islands. In Greek mythology, Eumolpus (also Eumolpos) was the son of Poseidon and Chione. This article is about "Chloris" in Greek Mythology For the Genus of tufted grasses in the Poaceae family also known as "Finger grass" and In Greek mythology, Poriclymenus (or Periclymenus) was a name attributed to two different individuals In Greek mythology, Poseidon ( Greek:; Latin: Neptūnus) was the god of the Sea and as "Earth-Shaker" In Greek mythology, Atlas (Eng /'æt ləs/ Gk Ἄτλας was the primordial Titan who supported the heavens In Greek mythology, Mneseus is the twin brother of Autochthon Demeter (dɨˈmiːtɚ Greek:, possibly "distribution-mother" from the noun of the Indo-European mother-earth * dheghom * mater In Greek mythology, Arion or Areion ( Ancient Greek: Άρείων is a divinely-bred extremely swift immortal horse that according to the Latin poet In Greek mythology, Despoina or Despoena, (Gk Δέσποινα "miss" "damsel" or "queen" was the daughter of Demeter Europa ( Greek Εὐρώπη was a Phoenician woman of high lineage in Greek mythology, from whom the name of the Continent Europe There are two figures in Greek mythology known as Euphemus (Εὔφημος "reputable" Euryale ( Greek: Εὐρυάλη English translation: "far-roaming" in Greek mythology, was one of the immortal Gorgons three Orion ( Greek or, Latin Orion) was a giant huntsman of Greek mythology whom Zeus placed among the stars as the constellation Gaia (ˈgeɪə or /ˈgaɪə/ (" land " or " Earth " from the Ancient Greek Γαîα also Gæa or Gea http//enwikipediaorg/wiki/ImageHerkules_und_Ant%C3%A4us_(Mantegna In Greek mythology, Kharybdis or Charybdis (kəˈrɪbdɨs in Greek, Χάρυβδις) was a Sea monster, the daughter of Poseidon In Greek mythology, Leucothea ( Greek: Leukothea (Λευκοθέα English translation: "white goddess" was one of the aspects Rhode may refer to;Persons Franz Rhode, German printer of the 16th century Paul Peter Rhode (1871-1945 Roman Catholic bishop Hiona was a Greek Goddess, consort of the god Poseidon, of the Sea, Horses and Earthquakes She and Poseidon had In Greek mythology, Hios is a love-child of Poseidon and Hiona, and is associated with the Greek island of Chios. In Greek mythology, Hippothoe is the name of five characters The name means "Imperious mare" In Greek mythology, Taphius founded the city Taphos on the island of the same name and was its king In Greek mythology, Aloeus (Ἀλωεύς was the son of Poseidon and Canace, husband first of Iphimedia and later of Eeriboea, and Otos redirects here for the Spanish municipality see Otos Valencia. Libya is the name given to both a region of North Africa ( Ancient Libya) and a daughter of Epaphus, King of Egypt in both Greek and Roman Belus ( Greek Βῆλος) the Egyptian is in Greek Mythology a son of Poseidon by Libya. Agenor ( Gr, "heroic manly" was in Greek mythology and history a Phoenician king of Tyre. In Greek mythology, Lelex was a King of Laconia (then named Lelegia In Greek mythology, Lybie (Λυβιη Lubiē; often written Lybië) was the mother of Lamia by Poseidon and a personification of In Greek mythology, Lamia was a Queen of Libya who became a child-murdering daemon. For the centaur of this name see Amycus (centaur, and other meanings see Amycus (disambiguation. In Greek mythology, Medusa ( Greek: Μέδουσα (Médousa "guardian protectress" was a monstrous Chthonic female character gazing upon In Greek mythology, Pegasus ( Greek: Πήγασος, Pégasos, 'strong' was a winged horse that was the son of Poseidon, in his role In Greek mythology, Chrysaor ( Greek: Χρυσάωρ Khrusaōr; English translation: "He who has a golden armament " the In Greek mythology, nine people shared the name Periboea (Περίβοια In Greek mythology, Nausithous (or Nausíthoös) was a son of Poseidon with Periboea. In Greek mythology, Satyrion is the name of a Nymph, perhaps from the region of Taranto, Italy. Taras (Τάρας was according to Greek mythology, the son of Poseidon and of the nymph Satyrion. In Greek mythology, Thoosa (Θόωσα was a Nereid, and one of Poseidon 's paramours. Polyphemus ( English launguage: fvmdkofmsdk transliterated as Polyphemos in Robert Fitzgerald 's translation is a character in Greek Tyro A beginner or learner in anything one who has mastered the rudiments only of any branch or knowledge Neleus was the son of Poseidon and Tyro, brother of Pelias. Tyro was married to Cretheus (with whom she had one son Aeson) but loved Pelias was king of Iolcus in Greek mythology, the son of Tyro, daughter of Aleus, and of either Poseidon or Cretheus In Greek legend Byzas ( Greek Βύζας Βύζαντας was the eponymous founder of Byzantium ( Greek Βυζάντιον the city later Cercyon - Κερκύων (- ονος) ("boar's tail" was a figure in Greek mythology. In Greek mythology, four people were known as Cycnus or Cygnus. In Greek mythology, Evadne ( Greek: Εὐάδνη was a name attributed to two individuals Lotis was a Nymph of Greek mythology, the daughter of Poseidon or Nereus. Rhode may refer to;Persons Franz Rhode, German printer of the 16th century Paul Peter Rhode (1871-1945 Roman Catholic bishop In the town of Aegae in Euboea, he was known as Poseidon Aegaeus and had a magnificent temple upon a hill. For the mythological figure see Euboea (mythology Euboea ( Modern Greek, Εύβοια - Évia &mdash ^[9][10][11] Poseidon also had a close association with horses, known under the epithet Poseidon Hippios.

Poseidon in literature and art

In Greek art, Poseidon rides a chariot that was pulled by a hippocampus or by horses that could ride on the sea. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Greece has a rich and varied artistic history spanning some 5000 years The chariot is the earliest and simplest type of Carriage, used in both peace and war as the chief vehicle of many ancient peoples The hippocamp or hippocampus (plural hippocampi Greek: ἵπποκαμπος from ἵππος "horse" and κάμπος, "monster" He was associated with dolphins and three-pronged fish spears (tridents). Dolphins are Marine mammals that are closely related to Whales and Porpoises There are almost forty species of dolphin in seventeen genera. Fish are aquatic Vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously Cold-blooded) covered with scales, and equipped with two This is an article about a particle accelerator For uses of spear, see Spear or Spear (disambiguation. A trident (ˈtrаɪdənt also called a leister or gig, is a three- pronged Spear. He lived in a palace on the ocean floor, made of coral and gems. An ocean (from Greek, ''Okeanos'' (Oceanus) is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the Hydrosphere. Corals are Marine organisms from the class Anthozoa and exist as small Sea anemone –like Polyps typically in colonies of many

In the Iliad Poseidon favors the Greeks, and on several occasion takes an active part in the battle against the Trojan forces. The Iliad ( Greek: Ἰλιάς (Ancient Ιλιάδα (Modern is together with the Odyssey, one of two ancient However, in Book XX he rescues Aeneas after the Trojan prince is laid low by Achilles. This article is about the Roman hero For other uses see Aeneas (disambiguation. "Achilleus" redirects here For the emperor with this name see Achilleus (emperor.

In the Odyssey, Poseidon is notable for his hatred of Odysseus due to the latter's having blinded the god's son, the cyclops Polyphemus. The Odyssey ( Greek: Ὀδύσσεια or Odússeia) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. grc-Latn Odysseus or la Ulysses ( Greek grc-Latn Odysseus; Latin: la Ulixes or more commonly Ulysses) oʊˈdɪsiəs In Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, a cyclops (ˈsaɪklɒps or kyklops ( Greek) is a member of a primordial race of Polyphemus ( English launguage: fvmdkofmsdk transliterated as Polyphemos in Robert Fitzgerald 's translation is a character in Greek The enmity of Poseidon prevents Odysseus's return home to Ithaca for many years. Ithaca or Ithaka (in Greek, Ιθάκη, Ithaki) is an island in the Ionian Sea, in Greece, with an area of 118 km² Odysseus is even told, notwithstanding his ultimate safe return, that to placate the wrath of Poseidon will require one more voyage on his part.

In the Aeneid, Neptune is still resentful of the wandering Trojans, but is not as vindictive as Juno, and in Book I he rescues the Trojan fleet from the goddess's attempts to wreck it, although his primary motivation for doing this is his annoyance at Juno's having intruded into his domain. For the group of nine Ancient Egyptian deities see Ennead. The Aeneid (əˈniːɪd in Juno was the protector and special counselor of the Roman state

A hymn to Poseidon included among the Homeric Hymns is a brief invocation, a seven-line introduction that addresses the god as both "mover of the earth and barren sea, god of the deep who is also lord of Helicon and wide Aegae^[12], and specificies his twofold nature as an Olympian: "a tamer of horses and a saviour of ships. The thirty-three anonymous Homeric Hymns celebrating individual gods are a collection of ancient Greek Hymns "Homeric" in the sense that they employ the Mount Helicon (Ἑλικῶν is a mountain in the region of Thespiai in Boeotia, Greece, with an elevation of 1749 meters (5735 ft "

In contemporary culture

"King" Neptune appears as the ruler of the sea, from cans of tuna to The Spongebob Squarepants Movie. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a 2004 Feature film based on Nickelodeon 's TV series SpongeBob SquarePants. Disney animators have portrayed Neptune as a fish-man, mistaking him for Typhon, in the 1997 animated Hercules. In Greek mythology, Typhon ( Ancient Greek:, Tuphōn) also Typheus / Typhoeus ( Tuphōeus) Typhaon ( Hercules is a 1997 Animated feature, produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures on June In Percy Jackson & The Olympians, by Rick Riordan, the main character Perseus Jackson is a son of Poseidon (making him a demigod). Percy Jackson & The Olympians is a series of adventure books written by Rick Riordan, based on Greek mythology. Rick Riordan (born June 5, 1964) is an American author from Texas famous for his Percy Jackson and the Olympians series The term " demigod " meaning "half-god" is used to describe mythological figures whose one parent was a god and whose other parent was human The comic book superheroes Namor and Aquaman also bear a strong resemblance to Poseidon. In the anime/manga, Eyeshield 21, one of the teams is called Kyoshin Poseidon, with Poseidon as the mascot. is a Manga about American football written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata. In the animé One Piece Poseidon is viewed as a weapon capable of destruction on a massive level which can be found by reading the inscriptions on a poneglyph. is a Japanese Shōnen Manga written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda, that has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine

Sound and images

Poseidon myths as told by story tellers
1. Poseidon and Pelops, part I, (integral to Tantalus myth), read by Timothy Carter
Bibliography of reconstruction: Homer, Odyssey, 11. Homer ( Ancient Greek:, Homēros) is a legendary ancient Greek epic Poet, traditionally said to be the author of the epic poems the 567 (7th c. BC); Pindar, Olympian Odes, 1 (476 BC); Euripides, Orestes, 12-16 (408 BC); Apollodorus, Epitomes 2: 1-9 (140 BC); Ovid, Metamorphoses, VI: 213, 458 (AD 8); Hyginus, Fables, 82: Tantalus; 83: Pelops (1st c. Pindar (ˈpɪndɚ (or Pindarus, Greek:) (probably born 522 BC in Cynoscephalae a village in Boeotia; died 443 BC in Argos) was an Ancient Euripides ( Ancient Greek:) (ca 480 BC–406 BC was the last of the three great tragedians of classical Athens (the other two being Aeschylus Publius Ovidius Naso ( March 20, 43 BC – 17 AD was a Roman poet known to the English -speaking world as Ovid who wrote on many topics including Gaius Julius Hyginus (ca 64 BC &ndash AD 17 was a Latin author but whether a native of Spain or of Alexandria is not sure a pupil of the famous AD); Pausanias, Description of Greece, 2. Pausanias ( Greek:) was a Greek traveller and Geographer of the 2nd century CE, who lived in the times of Hadrian, Antoninus 22. 3 (AD 160 - 176)
2. Poseidon and Pelops, part II (Integral to the myth of Pelops and Hippodameia), read by Timothy Carter
Bibliography of reconstruction: Pindar, Olympian Ode, I (476 BC); Sophocles, (1) Electra, 504 (430 - 415 BC) & (2) Oenomaus, Fr. Pindar (ˈpɪndɚ (or Pindarus, Greek:) (probably born 522 BC in Cynoscephalae a village in Boeotia; died 443 BC in Argos) was an Ancient Sophocles (ˈsɒfəkliːz Ancient Greek, sopʰoklɛ̂ːs circa 433 (408 BC); Euripides, Orestes, 1024-1062 (408 BC); Apollodorus, Epitomes 2, 1-9 (140 BC); Diodorus Siculus, Histories, 4. Euripides ( Ancient Greek:) (ca 480 BC–406 BC was the last of the three great tragedians of classical Athens (the other two being Aeschylus 73 (1st c. BC); Hyginus, Fables, 84: Oinomaus; Poetic Astronomy, ii (1st c. Gaius Julius Hyginus (ca 64 BC &ndash AD 17 was a Latin author but whether a native of Spain or of Alexandria is not sure a pupil of the famous AD); Pausanias, Description of Greece, 5. Pausanias ( Greek:) was a Greek traveller and Geographer of the 2nd century CE, who lived in the times of Hadrian, Antoninus 1. 3 - 7; 5. 13. 1; 6. 21. 9; 8. 14. 10 - 11 (c. AD 160 - 176); Philostratus the Elder Imagines, I. Philostratus, was the name of four Greek Sophists of the Roman imperial period: (c 30: Pelops (AD 170 - 245); Philostratus the Younger, Imagines, 9: Pelops (c. Philostratus, was the name of four Greek Sophists of the Roman imperial period: (c AD 200 - 245); First Vatican Mythographer, 22: Myrtilus; Atreus et Thyestes; Second Vatican Mythographer, 146: Oenomaus

Neptune in Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.A.	Neptune in Bologna, Italy. The Vatican Mythographer ( Mythographus Vaticanus) a major The Vatican Mythographer ( Mythographus Vaticanus) a major Virginia Beach (pronounced /vɚˌdʒɪnjəˈbiːtʃ/ is an Independent city located in the South Hampton Roads area and one of the largest cities in The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Bologna (boloɲa from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in Bolognese dialect is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest	Neptune reigns in the city of Bristol	Bartolomeo Ammannati 's Fountain of Neptune in Florence. Bristol ( ˈbrɪstəl is a city, Unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, west of London Bartolomeo Ammanati ( June 18 1511 - April 13 1592) was a Florentine Architect and sculptor. The Fountain of Neptune is a fountain in Florence, Italy, situated on the Piazza della Signoria (Signoria square in front of the Palazzo Vecchio Florence ( Italian: Firenze Florentia and Fiorenza) is the Capital City of the Italian region of Tuscany
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Neptune (detail), by Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, 1725 Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Lambert-Sigisbert Adam ( October 10, 1700 &ndash May 12, 1759) French sculptor, known as Adam l’aîné ("the The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, also known as LACMA, is an Art museum in Los Angeles County California.	Neptune in Lviv, Ukraine. Lviv ( Ukrainian: Львів, L’viv, Lwów Lemberg Львов L'vov; see also other names) is a major city in western Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe.	Neptune in Olomouc, Czech Republic. Olomouc (ˈolomoʊ̯ts ( local Haná dialect Olomóc or Holomóc, German Olmütz, Polish Ołomuniec, Latin The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia,	Neptune in Poznań, Poland. Poznań Lublin Voivodeship This article is about the city in Poland Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
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Notes

References

• Walter Burkert, Greek Religion (1977) 1985. Vergina (in Greek Βεργίνα) is a small town in northern Greece, located in the prefecture of Imathia, Central Macedonia
• GML Poseidon
• Theoi.com: Poseidon
• The story of Poseidon and Pelops
• Gods found in Mycenaean Greece; a table drawn up from Michael Ventris and John Chadwick, Documents in Mycenaean Greek second edition (Cambridge 1973)
• Jenks, Kathleen (2003-04). Mythic themes clustered around Poseidon/Neptune. Myth*ing links. Retrieved on 2007-01-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks

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