Neptune

By: Macey Cook

Poseidon's Strengths and Weaknesses
Poseidon was the god of oceans, seas, horses, rivers, winds, floods and drought and he
also possessed a powerful trident.

Powers and Strengths

🌊 Poseidon was able to cause wind storms, earthquakes and drown lands
🌊 Poseidon could strike the ground with his trident to create devastating earthquakes
🌊 Poseidon had influence over all kinds of horses
🌊 His Trident can make tsunamis, waves, and sea foam
🌊 Poseidon could also fire balls of energy from his trident
🌊 Atmokinesis, the ability to manipulate water in any way he desires

Weaknesses

🌊 His most prominent weakness was his limited influence

🌊 He had no power over the air or land, besides being able to cause earthquakes
🌊 He gets distracted very easily
🌊 He is very moody and doesn’t think before he does
Poseidon’s Large Family
Parents Children
Cronus and Rhea 🌊 Belus was the son of Poseidon and Libya
🌊 Neleus was the son of Poseidon and Tyro
🌊 Agenor was the son of Poseidon and king of Tyre
🌊 Polyphemus, the cyclops, was the son of Poseidon
Wife
and Thoosa
Amphitrite
🌊 Charybdis was the child of Gaea and Poseidon
🌊 Bellerophon was the son of Poseidon and
Eurynome
Brothers and sisters 🌊 Pegasus and Chrysaor were the children of
Hades, Zeus, Hera, Poseidon and Medusa
Demeter, Hestia 🌊 Theseus was the son of Poseidon and Aethra
🌊 Nauplius was the son of poseidon and amymone
🌊 Orion was the son of Poseidon and Euryale
🌊 Busiris was the son of Poseidon and Anippe
Lovers 🌊 Despoena and Areion were the children of
Medusa, Demeter, Demeter and Poseidon
Aethra, Anippe, Thoosa, 🌊 Triton was the son of Poseidon and amphitrite
Amymone, Euryale, +more 🌊 He has many many many more children
 Poseidon Story: The Legend of King Minos
Minos was a mighty king and a warrior, rumoured to be a son of
the Greek god Zeus and the mortal woman Europa. He had a wife,
Pasiphae, and three children.

- a white bull appeared in Minos’s kingdom.

- Poseidon demanded that the bull be
sacrificed to him
- Minos decided to keep it for himself and
sacrifice another animal in its place.
- Poseidon was very angry and decided to make
his wife Pasiphae fall in love with the bull
- Daedalus created a mechanical cow in which
she could hide and approach the bull.
- she gave birth to a creature with the head of
a bull and the body of a man, the Minotaur.
 Poseidon and Medusa
Medusa was a priestess to the goddess
Athena, one requirement to be a priestess
for Athena is that the young woman must
be a virgin and give her life to the goddess.
One day, Poseidon, the god of the Sea and
rival to Athena, saw Medusa and decided to
humiliate Athena by raping the priestess on
the steps of Athena's temple. Medusa prayed
to Athena for guidance and forgiveness.
Athena looked down in anger and cursed
Medusa for betraying her.

Medusa was sent to a faraway island and was cursed so

that no man would want her. She was given chicken legs, giant
metal wings, cracked skin, madness, snake hair and stone eyes.
Medusa was now a monster woman. This act by Poseidon was fuel
to the fire of the immortal feud between Poseidon and Athena.
 Fun Facts
🌊 because of his influence on oceans, he was worshipped in connection
with navigation.
🌊 Poseidon was worshipped as a fertility god.
🌊 His name is Greek for “husband.”
🌊 Poseidon could strike the ground with his trident to produce an
earthquake. This gave him the nickname “Earth-shaker.”
🌊 Poseidon possessed a palace made of gems and coral. It was located
on the ocean floor.
🌊 Poseidon was moody by nature, his temperament was unstable, and his
emotions often resulted in violence.
🌊 His primary mean of transportation was a horse-drawn chariot.
🌊 He and Athena competed for possession of the city of Athens.
🌊 He has thousands of children.
 Connection to Modern Culture
Trident Gum
Poseidon is known for
carrying around his three
pointed trident. The
company developed the first
sugar free gum that had
three enzymes in it that
supposedly fought off
cavities. So, they alluded
back to the trident because
it had three points and it
was used for battle.
Water Park
In Wisconsin Dells, there is a
park called Mt. Olympus Water
and Theme Park. The entire
park alludes to Greek
Mythology. The picture to the
left shows Poseidon creating
waves for visitors.
The Little Mermaid
In the little mermaid,
Poseidon is the father of King
Triton and Ursula. In the
Little Mermaid the musical,
Ursula says “Used to belong to
my Papa Poseidon. Full of
lethal hexes and spells.” Upon
the death of their father she
received the magic shell and
he received the trident.
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