Poseidon was the Olympian god of the sea, earthquakes, floods, drought and horses. The god had numerous lovers in myth. This page describes his divine consorts including the sea-queen Amphitrite, goddess Demeter and Gorgon Medusa.
Poseidon was the Olympian god of the sea, earthquakes, floods, drought and horses. This page describes the mortal lovers of the god. Most of these, however, only appear in the ancient genealogies with no accompanying story. The most famous of liaisons we
Poseidon similarly cursed the wife of King Minos. Minos had proved his divine right to rule Crete by calling on Poseidon to send a bull from the sea, which the king promised to sacrifice. Poseidon sent the bull, but Minos liked it too much to sacrifice it. So Poseidon asked Aphrodite, ...
The Greek God Poseidon Within Greek mythology,Poseidonis recognized as the god of the sea and one of the 12 major Olympian deities worshiped by ancient Greeks. He is often characterized as being violent and ill-tempered in his disputes with both gods and men, while riding a four-horse chari...
TheMinotaurwas half-man and half-bull. It was the offspring of Pasipha, the wife of KingMinosofCrete, and a bull.[10]Poseidonhad given a bull to Minos to sacrifice to the god, but it was so beautiful, the king could not sacrifice it and kept it instead. As punishment, Poseidon made...
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Minos was made ruler and Poseidon presented him with a snow-white bull. Minos was to sacrifice this bull in the name of the gods. However, after one look, Minos decided to keep the magnificent creature for himself. This angered Poseidon. In an act of revenge, Poseidon made Minos' wife ...
: "Poseidon married Amphitrite, and had as children Triton and Rhode, whom Helios made his wife."Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 5. 55. 1 (trans. Oldfather) (Greek historian C1st B.C.) : "Poseidon . . . became enamoured of Halia (Brine), the sister of the Telkhines (Tel...
POSEIDON SUMMARY THE GOD POSEIDON Parents Cronus and Rhea Wife Amphitrite God of King of the Sea, earthquakes, floods, horses Home The Aegean Sea Symbol Trident Sacred Animals Bull, horse, dolphin Sacred Plants Pine tree, wild celery Retinue Triton, Nereids, Sea-Gods Other Names Cronides Roman...