Greek Project: Poseidon ’s Underwater Temple Explanation I have chosen to build a temple for Poseidon in the city-state of Athens. The reason this temple is in Athens is because according to the Greek myth on the website Mr. Donn‚ the contest of Poseidon and Athena‚ the two gods compete to prove they are worthy of guarding that city-state. Athena gets the honor to guard that city-state because Poseidon thinks her gift is much better than his‚ but still is unhappy. To show his unhappiness‚ he flooded
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told by Poseidon “man is nothing without the gods”. Poseidon felt Odysseus was not thankful for Poseidon’s help with the battle Trojan War. He felt Odysseus needed to be taught a lesson to be more thankful to the gods for their help. Odysseus appeared righteous and gloated that he had conquered Troy on his own. (Hallmark Home Entertainment‚ 1997‚ Scene 1) During the Trojan War‚ Odysseus created the Trojan horse‚ which allowed the army to enter the great walls of Troy but it was Poseidon who allowed
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When Odysseus blinded Poseidon’s son‚ Poseidon wanted revenge on Odysseus. When Odysseus finally reached home‚ he and Telemachus made a plan to exact revenge on the suitors. And when the suitors’ families found out about the killings at the palace‚ they were full of vengeance and wanted to kill Odysseus. Obviously‚ vengeance is a huge part of The Odyssey. Many times in The Odyssey‚ Poseidon wanted revenge on Odysseus. For example‚ the first time Poseidon had a problem with Odysseus was after their
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it looks like! Let me show you what really happened.” (The entire play rewinds.) (Artemis and Poseidon are seated at a table in a restaurant. Hermes is disguised and lingering in the background.) Hypnos (Narrating): “It all began on the morning of the first day of April‚ when Artemis and Poseidon decided to go on a brunch date to celebrate spring.” Artemis: “How about this lovely spring weather?” Poseidon: “It’s quite wonderful‚ but not very exciting‚” (sighs) Artemis: “I wonder what we could to make
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He showed this when he devised a plan to slay the fire-breathing chimera. Bellerophontes was also very brave. He showed this when he subdued the fierce Solymoi (“Bellerophontes”). Bellerophontes was very powerful which he gets from his real father Poseidon. Bellerophontes had a troubling background even though he
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unkindly features. Poseidon is ill-tempered and unpredictable (“Poseidon”). He once placed King Minos’s wife‚ Pasiphae‚ under a curse. Minos promised to sacrifice a bull that he asked Poseidon to send from the sea. Poseidon did send the bull‚ but Minos adored it too much to sacrifice it. Poseidon asked Aphrodite‚ the Goddess of love‚ to make the queen fall in love with the bull. The result was the Minotaur‚ a monstrous creature that is half man and half bull (Regula). Poseidon had a foolish reason
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were thought of as the most powerful forces to ever exist in ancient times. In turn‚ they played a pivotal role in the Greek people’s lives. Their power and influence over the Greek people is evident in many of the stories in Greek literature. Zeus‚ Poseidon‚ and Hades‚ the most powerful Greek gods‚ each played a part in the story of Antigone by Sophocles. Throughout the play‚ “God” refers to Zeus‚ the king of gods. Antigone’s main motive for defying Creon is that she does not think Creon is doing
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long journey ahead of him. In the beginning of his journey‚ his challenge was brought upon him by the powerful God of the sea Poseidon. Poseidon became Odysseus enemy after a Cyclops held him and his crewmates captive. After escaping the Cyclops‚ Odysseus blinded it with fire and his sword. The Cyclops was the son of Poseidon‚ after telling his dad what happened Poseidon became full of rage and swore to Odysseus that he would pay for what he had done‚ and he would wander the seas for ten years as
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On a warm day in 3000 B.C on Mount Olympus Poseidon was swimming on his own time Hermes is the most interesting god because‚ he is described as a moving freely between the worlds of the mortal and divine. It is a mind blowing fact that a god is not caring where he goes‚ it’s crazy to people. So starting off‚ Hermes was born in a cave on the mount Cheyne. Zeus had impregnated Maia when it was nighttime and Hermes was born by the time dawn was up. He is an Olympian God of roads‚ travel‚ language
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case study‚ the action takes place on the trading floor when Poseidon Cruise Lines wants to finance the construction of a new cruise ship that will be built by a French shipyard. The shipyard required payments in francs which created currency risk for Poseidon. Linda‚ a top salesperson‚ was assigned this transaction. She had developed a close relationship with the chief financial officer and treasurer over a year and a half of Poseidon being a client of FirstAmerica Bank. She used their trust and
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