olympians‚ to Tartarus. Zeus‚ Poseidon‚ and Hades split their rule over earth. Zeus was the ruler of the sky‚ Poseidon the sea‚ and Hades the underworld. This worked for a while until Hades no longer like it in the underworld and would like to split the rule of above ground. Hades decided to confront his brothers about his thoughts. Poseidon and Zeus however‚ did not like the idea. For they knew the underworld was the worst place. This started a fight. Poseidon and Zeus eventually won the 2v1
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Name: Poseidon Age: Age unknown Also known as: God of sea Last known location: Location unknown Significant actions/crimes: Poseidon fostered illegitimate children with mortals Presumed dangerous? Why?: Poseidon was powerful‚ decisive‚ competitive‚ and dignified. It was very important to stay on his "good side"‚ for he was also moody and irascible‚ quick to take offense‚ and made a hobby out of taking his revenge out on those who angered him. Punishing Odysseus for blinding his gigantic one-eyed
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Poseidon: God of the Sea The Olympian God Poseidon‚ or Neptune in Roman culture‚ is known by mortals as the King of the Seas and the Earth-Shaker. He controls the oceans and the land man walks upon. With the wave of one hand he could create massive earthquakes‚ horrific tsunamis‚ and storms that would destroy entire cities. When he rode across the seas in his chariot the seas calmed before him. As the second most powerful God of Olympus‚ Poseidon was held in high regard by gods and mortals alike
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Blame Game The great argument over responsibility is a recurring theme in The Odyssey. Through the course of the epic‚ Homer asks the reader the question; whether the characters involved are fulfilling their responsibilities‚ be it divine or human responsibility. Zeus’ argument from Book I is exemplary of the same. Zeus‚ the “father of all Gods and men” claims that Mortals blame all their pain and suffering on the Gods‚ without realizing that their own greed and foolishness brings them this
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gods and goddesses. Two of the powers that intervened were Poseidon and Athena. Poseidon created several ways to stop his journey. However‚ the Goddess Athena helped him overcome Poseidon’s attempts to stop him and other obstacles. Odysseus and his men stopped on an island with cyclops on their way home. One of the cyclops killed two of Odysseus’ men. Odysseus put out the eye of the cyclop. The cyclop prayed to his father‚ Poseidon‚ the god of the sea‚ that Odysseus would not make it home:
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According to Greek mythology‚ Poseidon was the god of the sea‚ earthquakes and horses. He was the son of Cronus‚ the leader of the Titans and his wife Rhea. Their children were the first to born as Olympians. After the overthrow of their father‚ Poseidon‚ along with his two brothers‚ Zeus and Hades‚ divided the ruling of the universe among themselves. His brother Zeus would be the god of the skies‚ Hades became the god of the underworld and Poseidon became the god of the seas. His temperament
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Boom! The sound of Poseidon’s trident shooting lightning at Odysseus’s shield almost deafened both of them. It all started when Odysseus sought revenge on Poseidon for his extensive unruly home and for the loss of his men and mother. In Odysseus’s fueling rage‚ he marched out to sea avenge his men and mother‚ and reek as much havoc upon Poseidon on as possible. He was on this voyage for an extended time when he came to the realization that he was heading directly toward Scylla and Charybdis. He
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The agency of Job and Odysseus is controlled by God and the gods. Neither Job nor Odysseus have agency when the gods are against them. The relationship between the divine and human agency is a well-established one in both the ancient Hebrew and ancient Greek cultures. Many acts that could be attributed to human agency are often credited to gods‚ especially human errors or misdeeds. Humans try to forfeit a good deal of their agency to the gods willingly. Nevertheless the gods have no reservations
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Level 1: What do the gods decide on when Poseidon is away for the fate of Odysseus? Level 2: In Book VII (7)‚ why do you think Athena wants to mask Odysseus’s identity from the palace of Alcinoos? Level 2: Why doesn’t Odysseus accept/trust the help of the gods other than that of Athena? Level 3: If you were Zeus‚ would you take Athena’s side and allow Odysseus to return home or would you take Poseidon’s side‚ OR would you mediate as Zeus did in the book and explain your
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the other cyclops do too‚ and really tall. His personality is he is not very smart‚ greedy‚ and loves to eat human flesh. An important part is mentioned in the story about how his father is Poseidon‚ a god of the sea‚ and Polyphemus loves him. Polyphemus gathers his stuff and gets on a boat and tells Poseidon to help him find Odysseus and his crew. Polyphemus finds
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