Poseidon's Influence On Business

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Jackie Robinson said, “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” Even mythological characters can impact lives. Not only do they have different stories but different purposes and different ways they were all created. One thing that they can relate is chaos and order. By reading myths of Poseidon, Olympian god of the sea, earthquakes, storms, and horses, we come to realize that he has impacted our culture in many different ways. Poseidon has influence the business industry, entertainment, and language.
Poseidon, Roman name is Neptune, was the son of Cronus and Rhea, brother to Zeus, Hades, Hera, Hestia, and Demeter. He is known for being the god of the sea and his symbols are the trident, fish, dolphin, horse, and bull. He and all of his brothers and sisters were swallowed by their father Cronus except for Zeus because his mother fooled his father by wrapping a stone in baby clothes (The Coming of the Gods, pg. 12). But in some stories it is believed that along with Zeus, Poseidon wasn’t swallowed by his father. He then had children of his own with Amphitrite: Theseus, Triton, Polyphemus, Belus, Agenor, Neleus, and Atlas. …show more content…
Take business industry for example. There are many products that are either name or related to the god poseidon. The gum “Trident,” is and example that is based in the god Poseidon. This gum is said to believe that along with preventing bad breath it also prevents cavities. This relates to Poseidon's trident that prevents sailors from danger by creating water

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