![]() The tree provided them food, shelter, firewood, and oil. The drought-ridden natives of the city were excited, but when they drank the water, it was salty.Īthena, on the other hand, offered the people an olive tree. Poseidon struck his trident and a spring of water appeared. The two gods needed to convince the king and people of Athens about who deserved to be the patron of Attica. Poseidon the Greek God Holding His Trident by Nnnmmm Poseidon and Athena, The Competition for AtticaĪs Poseidon was not content with ruling over the seas only, he went looking for more and even competed with his niece, Athena, for the patronage of Attica, the area surrounding and including the city of Athens. He used his power to steer up storms in the seas, crash his ship, and kill his companions. On Odysseus’ journey back home to Ithaca after the Trojan War, Poseidon extended his voyage by ten years. When Odysseus, one of the greatest heroes of ancient Greece, blinded Poseidon’s son, Polyphemus the cyclops, Poseidon showed no mercy. This monster was later killed by Heracles. The mighty and vengeful god did not let this go and sent a sea monster called Cetus to Troy, as a punishment. The King tried to be clever, and did not commit to his promise of rewarding Poseidon for his labor. Here, he had to serve the Trojan King Laomedon by building large walls around Troy. They failed in their mission, and Zeus punished Poseidon by depriving him of his powers, and sending him to Troy. He conspired with Athena and Hera, to tie him up in chains, and overthrow him. Poseidon had issues with how Zeus conducted his rule, and liked to intervene in his plans. Zeus became the lord of the sky, Hades became the ruler of the underworld, whereas, Poseidon became the ruler and god of the oceans and seas. To divide the world between them, he and his brothers drew lots. Like his brothers, Hades and Zeus, Poseidon also fought valiantly against the titans, and took part in throwing them over. She told Cronus that she had given birth to a colt, and let him eat it, instead. In other versions of this myth, however, his mother hid him in a flock of sheep. Just like the rest of his siblings, except Zeus, he was swallowed by his father after birth, and stayed there until he was regurgitated out, and rescued, by Zeus. God of the sea, Poseidon was the second son of Cronus and Rhea, after Hades. He would ride in his chariot, pulled by horses with fish tails called hippocampi. A creator of earthquakes, floods, and storms, he earned the title “earth-shaker”. It was believed that Poseidon would strike his trident causing the earth to shake and the seas to rumble when he became angry. Greeks, especially sailors and fishermen, would make a lot of sacrifices in the name of Poseidon, so as to not disappoint him and receive punishment. The most famous of his conflicts were those with Zeus, Athena, and Odysseus.īecause of all this, he was known as a fearsome god. Percy also realizes that Hades probably feels understandably bitter since he’s only allowed in Olympus once per year, during the winter solstice.This ill-tempered nature of his led him to getting involved in a number of disputes. Though Hades is unwilling to change his stance and continues to insist that Percy is the one trying to frame him and start a war, he does show himself to be honorable when he returns Mom as promised after Percy gets Hades’s helm back from Ares. He also feels overlooked by the other gods and so doesn’t say anything when his magical object, the helm of darkness, goes missing-but he believes that Percy has it. This causes traffic jams, staffing issues, and money problems, all of which annoy Hades to no end. Despite his evil looks and the fact that he’s the lord of the Underworld, Hades also struggles with very human problems: he runs the Underworld singlehandedly, and so he’s the one to deal with the increase in deaths resulting from Earth’s growing population. Hades’s face reminds Percy of those of dictators like Hitler. He’s lithe and pale, and he wears black silk robes embroidered with pained faces. He’s about 10 feet tall and exudes power.
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