![]() For tracked postage, please upgrade at checkout!īackground psd created by - www.freepik. International orders are sent via standard delivery. High-quality digital colour print, hand-signed.Ī4 and A3 prints are sent in hard-backed envelopes, and A2 prints are sent in poster tubes. Sending as a gift? Be sure to add a gift message at checkout for a handwritten note! Perfect for fans of greek mythology and fantasy landscapes, this retro-style travel poster could liven up your study, or bedroom! Whether it be a Siren luring ships to the rocks, a quite literal sea horse galloping under the shores, or the terrifying Cetus, you'll want Poseidon on your side when crossing the sea. Visit The Temple of Poseidon, a place to celebrate the God of the Sea and all the weird and wonderful creatures lurking beneath the surface. ** Please be aware that Royal Mail cannot currently export International Orders, so we temporarily switched International orders to a new delivery service until the problems are resolved. It seems strange that a sea god should be connected to horses, but Poseidon has several myths establishing him as a god of horses.Buy 3 or more items to receive 15% off your order total! Theseus jumped into the sea and Amphitrite gave him her tiara to prove his connection to her husband. Minos prayed to his father Zeus for a sign and received thunder and lightning. So, each one had to prove to the other that he was the son of a god. In fact, in one version of Theseus’ journey to Crete, when Theseus arrived in Crete, Minos questioned his paternity, and Theseus questioned Minos’. Unlike Hera, Amphitrite does not seem to have cared much that her husband often looked for love outside of marriage. The god was also involved in other myths such as the war of the Giants, the great flood and even the plot of the gods against Zeus. Poseidon seduced Tyro (the mother of Aeson and the grandmother of the hero, Jason) in the form of a river and became the father of Pelias and Neleus, who, in turn, became the father of Nestor (who figures in both the Iliad and the Odyssey). The cyclops Polyphemus (who figures in the Odyssey) was his son by the sea nymph, Thoösa, and he fathered the hunter Orion with Euryale, the daughter of Minos. ![]() Poseidon was married to Amphitrite, a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, and they had a few children, most notably Triton, but like his brother Zeus, Poseidon had a tendency to pursue extramarital affairs. Īthena and Poseidon competing for patronage of Athens on an amphora in the Cabinet des Médailles in Paris The most famous of Poseidon’s contests for power is over Athens, where he competed unsuccessfully with Athena. Athena and Poseidon argued over possession of Troezen and Zeus ruled that they share possession of the city. Hera and Poseidon fought passionately over Argos, and when the three river gods who were given the task of judging the dispute found in favor of Hera, Poseidon flooded the city and dried up the rivers in anger. He and Helius (god of the sun) both wanted Corinth and could not agree, so they took their dispute to Briareüs, who divided the area between the two, giving the citadel to Helius and the isthmus to Poseidon. Poseidon vied with several of his fellow gods for several areas, and Poseidon did not often fare well in these contests. The gods often competed with each other to win patronage over areas in Greece. He once convinced Hera and Athena to join him in a rebellion against Zeus, whom they managed to imprison in chains until Thetis brought Briareüs, the chief of the Hundred-Handers, to release him (Homer, Iliad, 1.396-405). Poseidon was allotted domain over the seas, but he always remained immensely jealous of Zeus’ position of King of the Gods. After the Olympians overthrew their Titan parents, the three Olympian brothers, Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon, drew lots to divvy up the realms. However, a relentless Poseidon one-upped the goddess and turned himself into a stallion. The goddess had earlier shapshifted into a mare in order to avoid the unwelcomed glances of Poseidon. He once shape shifted into a horse in order to pursue the goddess Demeter. Most stories relate that he was swallowed by his father like all his older siblings, and was rescued by Zeus along with his other siblings. Quite typical of many Greek gods, Poseidon was known as a shapshifter in the myths. God of the sea, salt and fresh water springs, earthquakes, and horses \)Įpithets: Enosichthon (Earth-Shaker), Hippios (the Horse God)
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