POSEIDON

OTHER NAMES

• Delphinus-associated with dolphins
• Hippius-guide of horses
• Kosmosistis-shaking the earth
• Pelagios-patron of open seas
• Seisichthon-moving earth/earthquakes

GREECE VS. ROME

• Neptune (Roman name)
• Brother of Jupiter and Pluto
• Was still God of Water/horses

SYMBOLS

• Trident-could make water appear
• Sacred animals- dolphin and horse
• Ship

FESTIVLES

• Haloea
• Poseidonia of Aegina
• Named December/January :Poseidon month

WEAPON:TRIDENT

• Spear/fork like
• Could shake the earth
• Cause ruins
• Also could bring back peace

TALENTS/SKILLS

• Created the horse
• Create storms
• Destroy things
• Bring peace
• Bring water anywhere with tap of trident

FAMILY

• Parents: Cronus and Rhea
• Brothers: Zeus and Ares
• Sisters: Hestia, Hera, and Demeter
• Wife: Amphitrite (said to have others)
• Kids: Triton(merman), Rhode and Benthesicyne(nymphs),Otus and Ephialetes(giants)

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INTRESTING FACTS

• The cyclops made Poseidon's trident for him in the war of the Titans
• Said to be swallowed by his father and later saved

WEBSITES

• ancienthistory.about.com
• greek-gods.info
• mythweb.com
• ancient.eu
• greekmythology.com