Greek gods

After all, mythology is storytelling at its finest. Poseidon was a powerful Olympian and the Greek god of the seas, seafarers, earthquakes, and horses. Worshipped across the entirety of the Greek world, Poseidon had particularly strong followings in seafaring city-states, such as Athens and Corinth. One of the chief Olympian deities, Poseidon was a defiant god whose power was second only to that of his brother Zeus.

As such, he played a major role in many Greek myths. He was usually depicted riding his beautiful horses or wielding his menacing trident. Poseidon was married to Amphitrite , a sea goddess who was typically named as one of the Nereids the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris. Their most famous child was Triton , a sea god often represented as a merman.

As one of the Olympian gods, Poseidon had a home on Mount Olympus. However, he spent much of his time in the depths of the sea, where he was said to have several vast underwater palaces. In literature and art, Poseidon was usually represented riding over the waves in a chariot drawn by magnificent horses who sometimes had fins in place of legs and wielding his great trident.

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Poseidon was worshipped by Greeks everywhere, though there were many local variations in his cult. The cult of Poseidon was especially important in Corinth; the Isthmian Games, which were celebrated near Corinth every other year, were dedicated to Poseidon. Poseidon was as unruly as the seas he controlled. Wishing to punish Odysseus for this act of violence, Poseidon prevented his homecoming for ten years.