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    They became patrons of cites. For example Sparta worshiped the god Ares‚ Corinth worshiped Poseidon and Athens worshiped the goddess Athena. The story for how Athena became the patron of Athens was that both Athena and Poseidon wanted to be the patrons of this city. So‚ Zeus decided to have both Athena and Poseidon bring a gift for the people of this city and then he would decide which gift was better. Poseidon decide to bring a strong and beautiful horse as his gift to the people to provide the people

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    Percy is the son of Poseidon‚ God of the ocean and mortal woman Sally Jackson. Percy is a demigod and his parents are Poseidon and Sally Jackson. “Percy goes on a quest to find the lightning bolt and his mother is turned into dust as she tries to rescue him‚ Grover and Annabeth.” Percy and his friends go on a quest to find the lightning bolt and on their quest‚ Percy finds out that his dad is Poseidon and that his mom is still alive. “Percy learns that his father is Poseidon‚ God of the Ocean but

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    and attacked Troy unarmed from the inside. This won them the war and they conquered Troy. Before sailing out to return to Ithica‚ Odysseus talks to Poseidon. Poseidon claims that he helped him in defeating Troy‚ but Odysseus refuses to thank him. For this‚ Poseidon vows that he will suffer for his arrogance. To begin his revenge on Odysseus‚ Poseidon separated his ship from the rest of the fleet‚ causing them to be lost at sea. After sailing blindly‚ they arrive at an unknown island. They find

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    real father is. The ancient Greek god of the sea‚ Poseidon one of the 3 great gods along with his brothers Hades and Zeus‚ is his real father. When Zeus’ master bolt (the object that he uses to create lightning where and whenever he wants) gets stolen‚ Poseidon is blamed for it. Zeus tells Poseidon that he must bring the master bolt back to Mount Olympus (where the gods live) by the summer solstice or else there will be a war between them. Poseidon is disappointed in his brother for blaming him for

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    Poseidon Final Assignment for the HOTS Simulation Contents Letter from GM 2 Industry Environment 3 Intended Strategy Selection 4 Intended Pro-forma income statement from year 1 to year3 5 Realized Strategies and Deviations 7 Realized P&L Statement from year 1 to year 3 10 SWOT Analysis 10 Financial condition: 12 Marketing strategies and effectiveness 21 Physical property condition 22 Impacts of decisions on human beings 23 Cost Control 24 Strategic Recommendation

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    order to make Odysseus more heroic‚ a good leader‚ while the original story depicts him differently. For example‚ Koncholovsky changes Poseidon source of anger. In Koncholovsky version of the Odyssey‚ Poseidon was mad at Odysseus because he did not give him thanks for helping him get into Troy’s gates. Odysseus says he did it all on his own. In the book version‚ Poseidon despises Odysseus for blinding his son‚ the Cyclops Polyphemus‚ and constantly obstructs his journey home. This change impacted the

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    The Odyssey In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Great Odysseus‚ King of Ithaca‚ struggles to get home to his wife and kingship for over 20 years. During his absence‚ suitors try taking the throne of King Odysseus and stealing his wife‚ Penelope. Throughout his journey‚ Great Odysseus encounters Circe’s island‚ the island of Calypso‚ the island of Polyphemus‚ and Poseidon’s torture at sea‚ that slow down his journey getting home; but these moments show his heroism. The first island he encounters is home

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    5. She has five siblings: Poseidon‚ Hades‚ Hestia‚ Hera‚ and Zeus. 6. She has seven children: Persephone‚ Zagreus‚ Desponis‚ Arion‚ Plutus‚ Amphiteus‚ and Philomelus. 7. Her daughter Persephone was taken away by Hades. 8. No one knew were Persephone was. 9. Abandoning her work‚ Demeter searched all over the world for Persephone. 10. Demeter and Zeus were married. 11. Poseidon was in love with Demeter. 12. To get away from Poseidon‚ Demeter turned into a mare.

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    says "it’s the Earth-Shaker‚ Poseidon‚ unappeased‚ forever fuming against him (81)." Poseidon is angry with Odysseus and is set on preventing his journey home; however the other gods go against Poseidon and "put heads together now‚ work out his journey home so Odysseus can return (91-92)." The gods have little care about the others and if it is in their own interest they will help‚ or prevent‚ something to occur. As in the Odyssey the gods go against the will of Poseidon and help Odysseus on his journey

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    Assessment task: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief‚ directed by Chris Columbus‚ unravels the mystery about a teenage boy Percy Jackson adapting to his newly discovered status as a demi-god (his father Poseidon‚ god of the sea.) Zeus’ lightning bolt has been stolen and Percy is the prime suspect. Even more trouble occurs with the sudden disappearance of Percy’s mother. Percy embarks on a quest across modern day America; with his newly found friend Annabeth

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