POSEIDON

ORIGIN OF POSEIDON

• The titans Cronus and rhea are the parents of Poseidon
• Poseidon is one of there 3 sons

God of the Sea:
Poseidon is the god of the sea protector of all waters.

He was the God of the seas, horses, and earthquakes. His nickname given him by the ancient Greeks was "the earth shaker" meaning he cause earthquakes when angry.

Myth and legends

• He was swallowed by Cronus when he was just a baby, and then rescued by Zeus along his brothers
• Rhea saved him by giving him to a flock of lambs when he was born and tricked Cronus.

family

• Wife-Amphitrite
• brothers/sisters:
• Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Zeus.
• child of:
• Cronus and Rhea

REFERENCE TO POSEIDON

• Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief - movie with reference to Poseidon as being the father of Percy.
• poseidon Travel - is a common travel agency name
• Poseidon typically appears in art as blue-green with a trident and sometimes fish-like from hips down