Poseidon
By: Connor MacKelvey
Period 3
Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea was the son of Cronus and Rhea, where he was
one of six siblings, which they “divided the power of the world.” Hades and Zeus
received the division of the universe, Hades ruled the underworld, and Zeus ruled the sky.
Demeter became mother-earth, the goddess of grain and fertility, the pure. Hestia was the
goddess of hearth, which she received the first offering at every sacrifice at her house.
Finally, Hera became the wife of her brother, Zeus, where she was a goddess of women
and marriage.
Poseidon lived on the ocean floor in a palace made of coral and gems, and drove a
chariot pulled by horses. Poseidon was also the god of earthquakes, the earth-shaker, and
the god of horses. Poseidon was symbolized by dolphins, tridents, and three-pronged fish
spears. Sailors relied on Poseidon for a safe voyage across the sea. Many men drowned
their horses in sacrifice for him.
When he was in a good mood, Poseidon created new lands in the water and a
calm sea, but when he was in a bad mood, Poseidon would strike the ground with a
trident and cause springs and earthquakes, causing rode waves, ship wrecks, and
drownings.
Poseidon often used the powers of earthquakes, water, and horses to create fear
and punishment on people as his revenge. Poseidon’s love affair involved his sister,
Demeter. Poseidon followed Demeter everywhere, and to avoid him she turned herself
into a mare. Poseidon then transformed himself into a stallion and captured her. Together
they created a horse, Arion. Poseidon is Greek for "Husband", and is thought that he and
Demeter are a good match because they are then the gods of fertility. His two main
children were Thesus and Triton, having over 55 children and 27 wives; he cared for
Thesus and Triton the most, with their mothers of Aethra and Amphitrite.
Poseidon threw his three-pronged spear into the ground and produced the Spring
at the Acropolis because he was trying to overcome the goddess of war, Athena, to save
the people of Athens. However, Athena won and gave the people of Athens an olive tree.
In his anger over the decision, Poseidon flooded the Attic Plain. Eventually, Athena and
Poseidon worked together to create chariots and ships.
In conclusion, since Poseidon was a mythology god, it was immortal for
mythology gods to die. So I hope you enjoyed my presentation on Poseidon, the god of
the sea.