Poseidon

In the epic poem, The Odyssey it is Zeus’s job to keep the gods at peace. Poseidon wants to punish Odysseus for his wrongdoings, whereas Athena wants him to have a safe journey home. This leaves Zeus in a difficult position. In Book five Zeus decides on the fate of Odysseus. As a result of Zeus’s decision he is able to please both of the gods, but also is able to test Odysseus and what he is willing to sacrifice in order to return back home. Odysseus’s fate is determined by Zeus and produces a…

explaining? The Greeks did also, and then the Romans. The Greeks and Romans gave each God and Goddess a power and a name. There are 12 Gods and Goddesses in all. Whenever something happened that involved the sea or a body of water they believed that Poseidon was responsible for it. There are plenty of stories to go along with all of the Gods and Goddesses and many myths also. However, Hades, one of the most disliked and unpopular Gods is God of the Underworld. Hades had an interesting family,…

The Dark Sea Long ago under the sea, the King Poseidon lost his wife and one of his daughters to a fishing boat… or so he thought. The King’s sister Ursula saw the wife and child the day of the incident the wife called out for help but Ursula went to the net they were trapped in. Ursula laughed while she stole the child; she left the wife to die. The King was depressed for many years; in those years his sister Ursula was training Ariel to be her evil apprentice. Her mission is to make Prince…

In the original tale of The Odyssey, through the poem, Poseidon is indignant when regarding Odysseus as he had blinded his son, a cyclops named Polyphemus. However in the film conversion of The Odyssey, the god Poseidon aids Odysseus in convincing the Trojans to take the offering (a wooden horse filled with Greek soldiers) into their walls of Troy. He does so by ordering his sea monster…

Homer’s Odyssey outlines a hero’s journey back home from battles and encounters with troublesome Gods and powerful monsters. Throughout the poem, Homer indicates concepts of masculinity through not only the male characters, but the female characters as well. Masculinity is presented as strong and honorable, yet possibly unintelligent. The ideal man is one who is fit to fight as a soldier; therefore, intelligence is not necessary as long as a man can properly wield a weapon. The women in the…

Several people have many curiosities about the greek gods and what they did. I have been wondering about Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades the most. These three brothers had to “draw straws” to see who would rule the sky, the underworld, and the water. The luckiest god, Zeus, pick the sky first. Poseidon picked next. He thought that Zeus was dumb for picking the sky because there is nothing there. Poseidon picked the sea. Hades, the unluckiest god, was forced to be the god of the underworld. From that…

Odysseus’s pride and arrogance increases the number of obstacles himself and his crew has to overcome. For instance, when Odysseus and his crew went to the land of the Cicones, Odysseus assumes that he would receive a gift of hospitality because he is the “god-like Odysseus”, even though his crew insists on leaving after stealing the food. But, Polyphemus is a disrespectful host and instead of giving a gift of hospitality, he eats six of Odysseus’s men. Odysseus’s extreme pride and selfish needs…

Hermes, Hephaestus, Apollo and Artemis, Dionysus, and the despised Ares. Athena is one of the granddaughters of Cronus. She is also the cousin of Persephone and the niece of Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Poseidon, and Hades (D’Aulaire 34,2). She is thought to have no children nor love life (Britannica 3). Poseidon is the sea god, an Olympian god, and one of the sons of Cronus and Rhea (Daly 106). He is the brother of Zeus, Hestia, Hera, Demeter, and Hades. He is also the uncle Persephone, Apollo and…

the other is Poseidon a immortal. They both had an impossible task and bravery but in two different ways, Poseidon had to save the ocean, by protecting the dolphins, mermaids, and many other sea creatures. Markiplier's impossible task and bravery was to give money to charity and help out many orphanages. There is one reason why they similar is because they both save lives and help others except themselves. There are two reasons why they aren’t the same, one is that he is that Poseidon is a water…

leaves for the trojan war and doesn't return for 20 years because of poseidon's revenge. “Now the people of Pylos were gathered on the shore to offer sacrifice of black bulls to poseidon lord of the earthquake.” This quote explains how sometimes poseidon can be horrific to others. This also proves the conflict that poseidon is stalling telemachus from returning home. “There were nine guilds with five…