The Odyssey tells of how Odysseus blinded Polyphemus, the one-eyed giant who ate several of his men. Hera’s punishment was a bit more severe! 3. However, Zeus caught them, and Poseidon and Apollo were punished by being sent to build the walls of Troy. Zeus’s wife recruited several of the Olympian gods, including Apollo and Poseidon, in an attempt to replace Zeus as King and overturn some of his edicts. Poseidon was usually loyal to Zeus overall, but in one story, he did team up with Hera to try to overthrow the King of the gods.
They shared several lovers as well as potential parentage for children, and they had to draw lots to see who got to be the King of the gods! Zeus won the grand prize of the heavens, Poseidon the sea and earth, and Hades was relegated to the Underworld. Like any brothers, Zeus and Poseidon argued. Zeus, King of the Gods (Poseidon’s brother) Poseidon responded by trying to block the entrance and exits to the city with rocks in anger and retaliation! Displaying his incredible pettiness and temper, he also sent a flood to the Attic Plain as retribution for the humans making the wrong choice. However, the human’s preferred Athena’s miracle – the first olive tree.Īs a result, she won the contest. Poseidon pieced the ground with his trident and drew up a fountain of saltwater from the earth. The two competed to become the patron god of the city now known as Athens. Poseidon’s rivalry with Zeus’s daughter is perhaps his most famous. Athena, Goddess of Wisdom (Poseidon’s niece) Friends, enemies, family, or otherwise – all of these people got on the wrong side of the sea! The Enemies, Opponents and Rivals of Poseidon 1. Since twelve was significant to Ancient Greek religion, this list covers twelve of Poseidon’s most interesting rivals and/or enemies in Greek myth.
With a temperament to match his specialties – as stubborn, proud, and potentially deadly as all of them – it’s no wonder he found himself in competition or enmity with gods and men alike!
Poseidon, who was the god of the sea and oceans, earthquakes, storms, and horses, collected several rivals and enemies over his immortality.
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