Poseidon: The Greek God

Widely known as the God of the sea and earthquakes Poseidon was not one to disrespect. As one of the major 3 Gods, Poseidon had a vast amount of power and influence especially when it came down to control. Stubborn-headed and with all of his glorious power, he always wanted more so he ended up challenging multiple Gods for valuable possessions or land. This usually ended up with him losing and then trying to take over another aspect but Poseidon would not give in easily. A famous account included the land of Athens. Poseidon strove to become the mighty protector but his niece Athena, Goddess of wisdom and war, also wanted to take the position. Already having a difficult, rocky relationship, two Gods agreed to settle their quarrel by letting …show more content…
(Room, Adrian 145 pg.) Although never associated with evil or being demonic, worshipers still were sullen when hearing his name and while making a sacrifice, they would avert their eyes to avoid any reference to the Underworld. (Cotterell, Arthur & Storm, Rachel 47 pg.) Even his wife Persephone, Goddess of spring growth didn’t want to be married to the God of the dead in fact, she was stolen by Hades when she was playing in a meadow on a sunny day. Not known to ever travel to the realm of the living, the God of the Underworld happened to stumble upon his future queen while she was admiring a special narcissus flower produced and planted by the mother of the Earth, Gaia. The flower was actually supposed to be a present for Hades given by Gaia but instead of taking the flower, he took Persephone instead by snatching her up in his chariot and pulling her down to his realm forcibly. When Demeter, Persephone’s mother and the Goddess of the crop could not find her daughter, she became _ depressed and dismissed her duties. With the land barren and dead, the people starved and Zeus had no choice but to ask Hermes, the God of travel and _ to go speak with Hades. (Cotterell & Storm 47 pg.) Ironically, it was Zeus who granted his brothers wish to marry the goddess of spring but still, Hermes did what he was asked and went down to _ with Hades. Reluctantly the God decided to give Persephone back but before he did, he came up with a devious plan and tricked her into eating a pomegranate which was a fruit of the underworld. Unfortunately, one of the rules of the Underworld is if a living soul eats any food for the realm, they must stay and due to the Fates _ the law, even Zeus could not do anything to completely disregard the order. So, Persephone was ordered to stay four months out of the year, every year due to the four seeds in the