POSEIDON

BACKGROUND INFO.

• God of all fresh and salt water
• Protector of sea animals
• Creator of storms and floods
• Brought earthquakes and destruction
• One of the "Supreme Gods"
• Spent most of his time in water
• God of horses

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)
• Brother of Jupiter and Pluto
• Was still God of Water/horses

SYMBOLS

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

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

• Made horses
• Made supernatural events
• Shake the earth with his trident
• Ruin things
• Bring back peacefulness

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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