Zues God of Gods Zues the youngest son of the Titans Cronos and Rhea, was the first of all gods after he overthrew his father along with his two brothers Hades and Poseidon. Zues is an imposing figure among the gods and people often referred to him as "father of the Gods and Men". Zues is the king of the mount Olympus which is the home of the Greek gods. There he rules the world and imposes his will onto gods and mortals alike. Zues lead the fight against his father, After he…
What would you do if you were the god of all of the sea and freshwater? Also married to a woman who is the goddess of the salt water. “Neptune was the Roman god of the sea and freshwater. He is a piece of Poseidon the greek version of this god and was married to the goddess of salt water, Salacia and the child of Ops and Saturn. Neptune was the god of the sea and was a very powerful man. “ (“Neptune Early Beginnings”,1) Neptune was an important god because he first had only control of salt…
both helped and tortured Odysseus ever since the Trojan War was over. Odysseus has been stuck traveling from place to place just to get home to Ithaca to see his family again. There were three main parties who hindered his journey home: Calypso, Poseidon, and the suitors. Throughout Odysseus’ journey home he experienced isolation by the hand of Calypso on Ogygía and wasn’t allowed to return home until one of the gods stepped in and did something. He suffered from Poseidon’s wrath for blinding…
it through. Athena guided him when he was in his worst hour, and Poseidon struck him down when he was about to fulfill the end of the quest. My quest may not be as dramatic, but I know that I will face triumphant and devastating times as I strive to become a professional…
Odysseus future through other characters in the story, such as the Phaecian Princess Nausicaa. Athena has done minor things to help out Odysseus such as improving his appearances so that he is respected by other characters who took him for a joke. Poseidon is the…
” This is one of the main plots in the Odyssey, by Homer. The Odyssey is about an epic hero named Odysseus, king of Ithaca, tries to get back home after the Trojan war, but it takes twenty years to get back to his palace because of Poseidon, the sea god. Poseidon is mad at Odysseus for not giving thanks for shutting up a suitor. In the story, Odysseus uses his cunningness, smartness, Intelligence and bravery over his might to get him out of situations. examples of Odysseus using his traits…
Ugh! Mortals, don't they have anything better to do. Fine, if u want to hear about my so interesting life then listen. I am Hades, God of Wealth, and, King of the Dead. I have two brothers -Zeus and Poseidon- and three sisters Demeter, Hestia, and Hera. See, Poseidon is obnoxious, but not as much as Zeus, oh don't even get me started on him. We are the 6 children of the terrible Titan, Cronus. You mortals, cannot fathom how much I hate him, my father ate me. But worse I was rescued by my…
stop provoking the cyclops. The use of the word begged reinforces the existence of Odysseus’ monomania. Not even his pleading men could stop Odysseus from seeking his own glory. Placing his quest for glory above the lives of his men, Odysseus causes Poseidon to curse them all. In these moments, Odysseus exhibits stubbornness that will arise repeatedly throughout his voyage. Even after Odysseus risks his men’s lives to satiate his own petty lust for glory, he reminds them that it was he who…
been shown, as for years it had not been, the house would have fallen, the son lowly and the wife a victim to the lecherous greed of lesser men, and Odysseus a man so loved by Zeus and many other Gods, would have perished under the scorn of one God Poseidon, who made “him a wander from his native…
constellations such as Aries, Pisces and Aquarius. The creation story of the Cetus constellation stems from Greek mythology. In this story the Cetus is called a Sea Monster and not a whale. According to the myth Poseidon sent the sea monster named Cetus to attack the Cassiopeia. Poseidon did this because he was angry with Cassiopeia for telling everyone that her daughter was the most beautiful woman in the land. Cassiopeia feared the monsters wrath more than she loved her daughter and decided…