Poseidon was the Greek god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses. He lived with his wife Amphitrite in a coral palace under the sea and had a son Triton and daughter Rhode. However, Poseidon was often unfaithful and had many other children with goddesses and mortals such as Demeter, Medusa, and Amimone. He competed with Athena to be the patron god of Athens but lost when the citizens preferred her gift of the olive tree to his salty water. Later, angry at his loss, Poseidon flooded the Attic Plain. He also helped build the walls of Troy but punished the city after the king refused to pay him.

1. Poseidon/Neptune Lucía CaeiroVillasenín 3ºA

2. Poseidon: • Poseidon was the god of sea, earthquakes and horses. • Poseidonisalwaysrepresentedarmedby a trident and mountedon a carriagedraggedbymonstruousanimals (halfhorses, halfsnakes)Itissurrondedbyfishes, dolphins and allkinds of marine animals. • Poseidonlives in a palaceunderthe sea made of coral and nearhispalace he kepthishorseswithgolden manes.

3. Poseidon: • Poseidon was the god of sea, earthquakes and horses. • Poseidonisalwaysrepresentedarmedby a trident and mountedon a carriagedraggedbymonstruousanimals (halfhorses, halfsnakes)Itissurrondedbyfishes, dolphins and allkinds of marine animals. • Poseidonlives in a palaceunderthe sea made of coral and nearhispalace he kepthishorseswithgolden manes.

4. Poseidon: • Poseidon was the god of sea, earthquakes and horses. • Poseidonisalwaysrepresentedarmedby a trident and mountedon a carriagedraggedbymonstruousanimals (halfhorses, halfsnakes)Itissurrondedbyfishes, dolphins and allkinds of marine animals. • Poseidonlives in a palaceunderthe sea made of coral and nearhispalace he kepthishorseswithgolden manes.

5. Poseidon’sfamily: Rhea Cronus Poseidon Zeus Hades Demeter Hera Hestia Amphitrite Triton Rhode

6. Poseidon’sfamily: Rhea Cronus Poseidon Zeus Hades Demeter Hera Hestia Amphitrite Triton Rhode

7. PoseidonwasmarriedwithAmphitrite, a nymph and anancientgoddess of thesea,daughter of Nereus and Doris. Withher, Poseidon has one son calledTriton, whowashalfhumanbeing and halffish, and a daughtercalled Rhode. Poseidon & Amphitrite

8. Poseidonwasunfaithfultohiswife in infinity of occasions: •In archaicmyth, Poseidonprosecuted once Demeter, and hadArionwithher. •Poseidon also violated Medusa in the soil of a temple dedicated to Atenea. •Other descendants from Poseidon were the cyclopPolifemo and the Alóadas. •Poseidon fell in love with Pélope, a beautiful young man and made him his lover. •Poseidon rescued Amimone of a satyr and had a son with her, Nauplio.

9. Poseidonwasunfaithfultohiswife in infinity of occasions: •In archaicmyth, Poseidonprosecuted once Demeter, and hadArionwithher. •Poseidon also violated Medusa in the soil of a temple dedicated to Atenea. •Other descendants from Poseidon were the cyclopPolifemo and the Alóadas. •Poseidon fell in love with Pélope, a beautiful young man and made him his lover. •Poseidon rescued Amimone of a satyr and had a son with her, Nauplio. Poseidon & Demeter

10. Poseidonwasunfaithfultohiswife in infinity of occasions: •In archaicmyth, Poseidonprosecuted once Demeter, and hadArionwithher. •Poseidon also violated Medusa in the soil of a temple dedicated to Atenea. •Other descendants from Poseidon were the cyclopPolifemo and the Alóadas. •Poseidon fell in love with Pélope, a beautiful young man and made him his lover. •Poseidon rescued Amimone of a satyr and had a son with her, Nauplio. Poseidon & Demeter Medusa

11. Poseidonwasunfaithfultohiswife in infinity of occasions: •In archaicmyth, Poseidonprosecuted once Demeter, and hadArionwithher. •Poseidon also violated Medusa in the soil of a temple dedicated to Atenea. •Other descendants from Poseidon were the cyclopPolifemo and the Alóadas. •Poseidon fell in love with Pélope, a beautiful young man and made him his lover. •Poseidon rescued Amimone of a satyr and had a son with her, Nauplio. Poseidon & Demeter Medusa Polifemo

12. Poseidonwasunfaithfultohiswife in infinity of occasions: •In archaicmyth, Poseidonprosecuted once Demeter, and hadArionwithher. •Poseidon also violated Medusa in the soil of a temple dedicated to Atenea. •Other descendants from Poseidon were the cyclopPolifemo and the Alóadas. •Poseidon fell in love with Pélope, a beautiful young man and made him his lover. •Poseidon rescued Amimone of a satyr and had a son with her, Nauplio. Pelope Poseidon & Demeter Medusa Polifemo

13. Thefoundation of Athens Athenea became the patron goddess of the city of Athens after competing with Poseidon. They agreed that each would give the Athenians one gift and the Athenians would choose whichever gift they preferred. Poseidon struck the ground with his trident and a fountain sprang up; the water was salty and not very useful,whereas Athena offered them an olive tree. The Athenians accepted the olive tree and along with it Athena as their patron, for the olive tree brought wood, oil and food. After the fight, infuriated at his loss, Poseidon sent a monstrous flood to the Attic Plain, to punish the Athenians for not choosing him.

14. Thewalls of Troy Poseidon and Apollo, having offended Zeus, were sent to serve King Laomedon of Troy. He had them build huge walls around the city and promised to reward them well, a promise he then refused to fulfill. In revenge, before the Troyan war, Poseidon sent a sea monster to attack Troy (it was later killed by Perseus). Apolo

15. Fontana di Trevi’s, Rome. Neptune/Poseidon Lucía CaeiroVillasenín 3ºA