![]() The first says that he fell in love with the goddess Demeter. There are two stories that tell how he did this. One of Poseidon's most famous deeds is the creation of the horse. Poseidon drew the ocean and took control of the Sea (Zeus drew the sky and Hades the Underworld). They divided up the world by drawing lots. They overthrew the Titans and took control of the world. Poseidon and his brothers, Zeus and Hades, went to battle with the Titans. Poseidon was eventually saved by his younger brother Zeus. After being born, Poseidon was swallowed by his father Cronus because of a prophesy that said Cronus' children would someday overthrow him. ![]() Poseidon was the son of Cronus and Rhea, the king and queen of the Titans. He also could cause earthquakes on land which earned him the title "earth-shaker." He could create storms to sink ships or clear weather to help them along. Poseidon had complete power and control over the ocean. Sometimes he is shown riding his chariot which is pulled by hippocampuses (horses that have fish tails). Poseidon is pictured with a three pronged spear called a trident. He was especially important to Greek sailors and fisherman. He is one of the three most powerful Greek gods (along with Zeus and Hades) and rules over the ocean and all bodies of water. Poseidon is a god in Greek mythology and one of the Twelve Olympians. Symbols: Trident, dolphin, horse, bull, and fishĬhildren: Orion, Triton, Theseus, and Polyphemus The second time was when he and Poseidon foolishly attempted to overthrow Zeus – Zeus didn’t like that and sentenced them both to years of hard labour as humans, where they built the great walls of Troy that practically made the city invincible.History > Ancient Greece > Greek Mythology God of: The sea, earthquakes, and horses In revenge, Apollo killed the Cyclopes who had created Zeus’ weapons, which upset Zeus so much that he sent the god to earth as a mortal to serve the King of Pherae in Thessaly. The first time occured when Zeus killed Apollo’s son Asclepius, a great healer, who defied fate by bringing the Greek hero Hippolytus back from the dead. Apollo was temporarily stripped of his immortal power by Zeus – twice. Apollo was so entranced that he exchanged his entire herd for the instrument. Hermes, however, once stole fifty of these cows as a joke when Apollo found out, the only thing keeping him from killing the god of thieves on the spot was Hermes’ invention – a lyre. Apollo liked cows…but he liked music more.Īlthough his sacred animals were the wolf, the raven and the dolphin, Apollo was also known as the god of cowherds and kept (bright red) sacred cows, the finest cattle in the world. Impressively, Apollo defeated the mighty Python at just four days old. Some stories say it only took a single arrow each time to bring the two monsters down. Apollo wasn’t too pleased and killed both Python and Tityos. ![]() While Leto was pregnant, Hera sent Python, a giant snake, to attack her and later sent Tityos, a giant, in an attempt to get her long-awaited revenge. Hera, angry at Zeus’ affair with Leto, tried to kill her in plenty of different ways. ![]() Apollo wasted no time in avenging his mother, Leto. King Midas had his ears transformed into donkey ears for not choosing Apollo as the winner of a contest against Pan and Apollo also cheated in a contest with the satyr Marsyas – then, for being his equal in talent, flayed the unfortunate soul alive.ģ. Music is among his most well-known gifts, and he is known to have participated in many musical contests – though, being a god, he could never stand to lose a competition. He was the god of so many things that even the Ancient Greeks got confused.Īpollo was the god of practically everything – including but not limited to music, poetry, art, prophecy, truth, archery, plague, healing, sun and light (although the god is always associated with the sun, the original sun god was the titan Helios, but everyone forgot about him). The most famous, however, were Daphne, a nymph Apollo fell in love with after being struck with Cupid’s arrow (but Daphne didn’t like him, having been shot with a leaden arrow that caused her to be repulsed by Apollo, so her father, the river god Peneus, turned her into a laurel tree to save her from the god’s advances) and Hyacinthus, a Spartan prince who was loved by both Apollo and Zephyrus (which caused such jealously between them that in the end Zephyrus killed Hyacinthus with a discus to the head). Apollo appears to be, what we might call today, bisexual.Īpollo was not hung up about whether his lovers were male or female. Though each god is remarkable in their own way, I found Apollo to be particularly interesting. Since I was ten, I have been fascinated by mythology – in particular Greek mythology, with its array of gods, monsters and heroes. ![]()
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