Poseidon And Zeus Similarities

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The 2 gods I am doing are Zeus and Poseidon, the similarities between them are that they both are really powerful and they are both sons of Cronus and Rhea. Another similarity is that they both wanted the island Aegina. The differences are that Zeus is the god of the sky, and ruler of the gods, while Poseidon was the god of the sea and he ruled the sea. Another one is that Zeus was given a thunder bolt while Poseidon was given a trident. Also Poseidon was swallowed by Cronus and Zeus was saved by Rhea when she gave a stone to Cronus thinking it was Zeus. The symbols of Poseidon were the trident, dolphin, horse and bull. The symbols of Zeus were the thunderbolt, eagle, bull, and oak tree. Zeus resided on Mount Olympus but Poseidon preferred

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