Poseidon

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A statue of Poseidon in the port of Copenhagen
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A statue of Poseidon in the port of Copenhagen

Poseidon (Greek: Ποσειδῶν) is the god of the sea in Greek mythology and one of the Twelve Olympians. He is also the god of earthquakes, as "Earth-Shaker", and of horses.

[edit] Birth

Poseidon was a son of Cronos and Rhea. Like his brothers and sisters, Poseidon was swallowed by his father. He was regurgitated only after Zeus forced Cronus to vomit up the infants he had eaten. Zeus and his brothers and sisters, along with the Hecatonchires, Gigantes and Cyclopes overthrew Cronus and the other Titans. When the world was then divided into three parts. Zeus received the earth and sky, Hades the underworld and Poseidon the sea.

Poseidon's wife was Amphitrite, who was the daughter of Nereus and Doris.

[edit] See also

Twelve Olympians
Zeus | Hera | Poseidon | Hades | Hestia | Demeter | Aphrodite
Athena | Apollo | Artemis | Ares | Hephaestus | Hermes | Dionysus


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