Poseidon

God of the Sea

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About Poseidon

God of the sea, storms and earthquakes, whose moods sailors feared and tried to calm with offerings.

A famous story

Brother of Zeus, Poseidon ruled the oceans from a palace beneath the waves and could shake the earth with a strike of his three-pronged trident. He was said to have created the horse, and his rivalry with Athena over Athens made him a proud and stormy figure.

Temple

Temple of Poseidon

Cape Sounion, Greece

A clifftop temple over the Aegean where sailors prayed for safe voyages.