Olympian
Poseidon
Ποσειδῶν
Roman:
Neptune
Overview
God of the sea, earthquakes and horses.
Generation
Olympian
Symbols
Trident, horse, dolphin
Children
Related Myths
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Cronus and Rhea
Child swallowed by Cronus -
Zeus Overthrows Cronus
Freed brother of Zeus -
The Titanomachy
Ally of Zeus -
The Division of the Cosmos
Receives authority over the sea -
Leucothea Saves Odysseus
God whose storm places Odysseus in danger -
Poseidon and Amphitrite
Sea god and consort of Amphitrite -
The Gigantomachy
Olympian combatant -
Pasiphaë and the Cretan Bull
God who sends the Cretan Bull -
Phaedra and Hippolytus
Answers Theseus' curse against Hippolytus -
Athena and Poseidon Contest for Athens
Competes for Attica -
Laomedon and the Walls of Troy
Divine servant associated with Troy's fortifications -
The Odyssey
Principal divine opponent of Odysseus -
Odysseus and Polyphemus
Father of Polyphemus and enemy of Odysseus