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Poseidon

Poseidon. By Az. Who Is He?. He has many names, but is commonly known as Poseidon or Neptune ( Neptūnus in Latin). Depending on which country you are from, Poseidon (Neptune) will be God of different things. In Roman mythology Neptune is God of water and sea.

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Poseidon

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  1. Poseidon By Az

  2. Who Is He?

  3. He has many names, but is commonly known as Poseidon or Neptune (Neptūnus in Latin). Depending on which country you are from, Poseidon (Neptune) will be God of different things. • In Roman mythology Neptune is God of water and sea. • In Greek mythology Poseidon is God of Water, Sea, Earthquakes, Horses and Navigation. (Poseidon. )

  4. Poseidon in Greek Mythology

  5. In Greek mythology Poseidon is God of Water, Sea, Earthquake, Horses and Navigation. (Poseidon.) • He is one of the 12 Olympian and is the son of Titan Cronus and Rhea. (Poseidon.) • Poseidon was Zeus and Hades brother. The oldest males in the family divided the Earth into three domains. Heavens/Skies, the water realm and the Underworld. Zeus got the skies, Poseidon got the water and Hades got the Underworld. (Dean, Gordon.) • Husband of Amphitrite which with her had Triton. (Poseidon.)

  6. Poseidon Depiction

  7. A statue of Poseidon in Copenhagen Port

  8. This is a Mosaic of Poseidon in Tunisia. It was created in early 3rd century AD.

  9. A sculptor of Neptune stabbing a Horse. By Antoine Coysevox in 1699-1705. Now resides in the Louvre, Paris France

  10. The famous Poseidon trident. The most common way to realize it is Poseidon being depicted is to look for his trident.

  11. Place of Worship for Poseidon

  12. Territorial disputes erupted among the gods and lands were quickly claimed. Poseidon had his eye out for the city of Athens, but so did Athena. So there was a contest. The Temple of Poseidon Poseidon stroked the earth with his trident and created a spring of salt water. Athena being the goddesses of wisdom planted an olive tree. When the locals realize you could make oil from the olive tree and it was a fruit, they chose Athena has the winner of Athens. (Dean, Gordon.) The Temple of Poseidon at the Cape of Sounion, Greece.

  13. Connection To Modern World

  14. Planets Our eighth planet in the solar system is named after our sea god, Neptune (in Italian). The planet’s astronomical symbol is Poseidon’s trident. Does the planet Neptune remind you of any Olympian god?

  15. Poseidon had a role in the 1981 movie Clash of the Titans and the remake in 2010. Clash of the Titans

  16. Percy Jackson & the Olympians:The Lighten Bolt Thief In the movie adaption of the book, Poseidon was casted as Percy’s daddy and Percy is being accused of stealing Zeus’s lighten bolt. The most powerful weapon ever created because it controls the skies. (Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.)

  17. Stamps A stamp of Poseidon, that was used to mail letters from Greece. (Hellenic Post. )

  18. Bibliography • Dean, Gordon. "Poseidon." The Olympians. Mythweb, 19 Apr. 2010. Web. 19 Apr.      2010. <http://www.mythweb.com/gods/Poseidon.html>. • Hellenic Post. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 1 Dec. 2009. Web. 19 Apr. 2010.      <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenic_Post>. • Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.,      19 Apr. 2010. Web. 19 Apr. 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/      Percy_Jackson_%26_the_Olympians:_The_Lightning_Thief>. • Poseidon. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 8 Mar. 2010. Web. 19 Apr. 2010.      <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poseidon>.

  19. Appendix • <http://students.ou.edu/K/Stacy.A.Keifer-1/poseidon2.jpg > • <http://www.cite-sciences.fr/english/ala_cite/expositions/eau_pour_tous/img/eau_source_inspiration/poseidon_theoi-com.jpg> • <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Louvre_neptune_RF3006.jpg> • <http://www.greece-athens.com/pages_images/460.jpg > • <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Neptune.jpg> • 5.<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Neptune_symbol.svg>

  20. Appendix • <http://images.allmoviephoto.com/2010_Clash_of_the_Titans/2010_clash_of_the_titans_wallpaper_001.jpg > • <http://photogallery.filmofilia.com/data/media/202/big/percy_jackson_23.jpg > • <http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Gods/images/Poseidon.jpg>

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