The Poseidon Adventure

In the Odyssey, Fate and Free Will involves with Odysseus, Poseidon and being in the Underworld. Odysseus revealing his name to the Cyclops: “Cyclops, if anyone, any mortal man, Asks you how you got your eye put out, Tell him that Odysseus the marauder did it, Son of Laertes, whose home is on Ithaca” (9.500-504). Odysseus having trouble in the sea: “It came down just being our dark-hulled ship, / Barely missing the end of the rubber” (9.536-537). As a result, For Odysseus to disclose his name…

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…

Lachesis was the goddess of fate and string. She was the daughter of Erebus, god of primordial darkness, and Nyx, goddess of the night. She is part of a trio, who all contribute to Fate and all have extremely different yet important jobs. Her job is to decide how long the string is, or perhaps how long someone will live. She has two sisters named Clotho and Atropos. Atropos is the eldest who decides when to cut the string (when to end their life) and Clotho is the youngest who spins the thread…

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…

all of them were about Percy Jackson. Percy is the main charahter in the book and he is the son of Poseidon and his mother is a mortal human. Since his father is immortal and his mother is a mortal human, that makes him a demigod/half-blood. Percy appears to live a normal teenage life but in reality he is a demigod who can control water with his powers that he has inherited from his father Poseidon. In the book there is a situation where Percy rides the waves to fight Clarisses evil brother…

Poseidon, known as Neptune in Roman mythology was the Lord and ruler of the sea; the Mediterranean and the Friendly Sea (the Euxine, now the Black sea). He is one of the twelve Olympian deities of the pantheon in Greek mythology. Additionally he is referred to as “Earth Shaker” due to his role in causing earthquakes. Poseidon was the second son of titans Cronus and Rhea. In most accounts he is swallowed by Cronus at birth but is later saved, with his other brothers and sisters, by Zeus.…

There are 8 Greek evil thoughts that Greek individuals lived by and resorted to. In the story, “The Cyclops” translated by Robert Fitzgerald, tells a story of Odysseus and his crew traveling to the Land of Cyclops and discover a one eyed giant, by the name of Cyclops Polyphemus. Odysseus then stabs Cyclops in the eye and aborts his ship while the blind giant prays to his father. Of the 8 Greek evil thoughts, Odysseus demonstrates, Hyperephania, Kenodoxia and Philargyra. Hyperepania (Pride)…

All About Poseidon Splash!!! boom!!! crash!!! I think Poseidon is angry with the mortals. Who is Poseidon? Poseidon is the son of Cronus and Rhea, and he is the god of the Sea. He had two brothers. Zeus and Hades who he divided powers of the world with. Poseidon’s parents were Cronus and Rhea. Cronus was a Titan god. He was also the god of time & ages. Rhea was the god of generation. One day, Cronus voraciously devoured Poseidon, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Hestia.Rhea took Zeus(as a baby) to a…

episode “The Cyclops” in the epic The Odyssey. In “The Cyclops” a storm blows Odysseus onto an island. He is trapped on the island with some of his men, and Odysseus must try to escape the island with his men by killing the Cyclops Polyphemus, son of Poseidon. While Odysseus tries to save his men and defeat the Cyclops to escape the island, he demonstrates hyperephania (pride), philargyria (greed), and kenodoxia (boasting). The first evil thought, pride, is the expectation that esteem or…

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…