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Poseidon

Poseidon. By Sarah Park English 6F. Greek Name. Poseidon. Roman Name. Poseidon’s Roman name was: Neptune. Symbols Associated With Poseidon. Poseidon’s most common symbols are: Trident Horse dolphin. Poseidon’s Domain.

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Poseidon

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  1. Poseidon By Sarah Park English 6F

  2. Greek Name • Poseidon

  3. Roman Name • Poseidon’s Roman name was: • Neptune

  4. Symbols Associated With Poseidon • Poseidon’s most common symbols are: • Trident • Horse • dolphin

  5. Poseidon’s Domain • Poseidon was the god of the sea, horses, earthquakes, and all the waters.

  6. Relatives • Poseidon has many relatives. • His father is Kronos, his mother is Rhea, his brothers are Zeus, Hades, and Chiron, and his sisters are Hera, Demeter, and Hestia. • Oceanus, Nereus, Proteus, and Phorcys were his uncles, and Tethys, Ceto, and Dione were his aunts. • He had a wife named Amphitrite, and many sons and daughters.

  7. Weapons • Poseidon’s main weapon was his trident, which is also one of his main symbols.

  8. Special Powers • He is immortal. • Can resist injuries. • He is very, very strong. • Can control storms. • Also has control of the ocean. • Controls all creatures in the sea. • Can breathe underwater.

  9. Personality Traits • Poseidon is very strong. He controls many things. • He can be moody, sometimes and when he is angry, the ocean is rough. • He is very violent. • Poseidon is greedy, also.

  10. Myths • Poseidon rides chariots in the sea, and horses are his most special creations. • Poseidon and Athena competed to be the god that Athens would worship. The king of Athens, at the time, told the two of them to bring a gift that would be useful to Athens. Poseidon lost and Athena so Poseidon cursed the city with a problem with water. • To this day, in real life, Athens has a problem with water.

  11. Other Characteristics • Poseidon was married to Amphitrite, but he had a strong passion for his sister, Demeter. However, that feeling wore off later on. • Poseidon had a beard. • One of his other (non-main) symbols are the fish spear.

  12. Bibliography • http://www.mythweb.com/gods/Poseidon.html • http://www.greek-gods.info/greek-gods/poseidon/ • http://gogreece.about.com/cs/mythology/a/mythposeidon.htm • Clip Art • http://www.edupics.com/notepad-t10114.jpg • http://www.angelfire.com/planet/mythguide/poseidon.html • http://library.thinkquest.org/C005321/tq/Deities%20Library/Poseidon.htm • http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Poseidon.html • http://greekgodproject.wetpaint.com/page/Poseidon+by+christopher+zeffert • http://power-of-the-trident.webs.com/ • http://messagenet.com/myths/bios/poseidon.html • http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_some_of_Poseidon's_myths • http://www.cstone.net/~romie/classic-mythology/characteristics.html#Poseidon • http://www.class.uh.edu/mcl/Classics/Poseidon/Poseidon.html • http://greekgodproject.wetpaint.com/page/Poseidon+by+Nathan+Sletvold

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