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Poseidon (/ p ə ˈ s aɪ d ən, p ɒ-, p oʊ-/; [1] Ancient Greek: Ποσειδῶν) is one of the twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and mythology, presiding over the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses. [2] He was the protector of seafarers and the guardian of many Hellenic cities and colonies.
A statue of Neptune in the city of Bristol.. Poseidon is the Greek god of the sea and the brother of Zeus, Hades, Hera, Hestia and Demeter.Beckoned by the curse of Polyphemus, his one-eyed giant son, he attempts to make Odysseus' journey home much harder than it actually needs to be.
Winged hippocamp in an Art Deco fountain, Kansas City, Missouri, (1937). The hippocampus, or hippocamp or hippokampos (plural: hippocampi or hippocamps; Ancient Greek: ἱππόκαμπος, from ἵππος, 'horse', and κάμπος, 'sea monster' [1]), sometimes called a "sea-horse" [2] in English, [citation needed] is a mythological creature mentioned in Etruscan, Greek, Phoenician, [3 ...
Although Hades was a major deity in the Greek pantheon and was the brother of Zeus and the other first generation of Olympians, his realm was far away from Olympus in the underworld, and thus he was not usually considered to be one of the Olympians. [4] Olympic gods can be contrasted to chthonic gods [5] including Hades and his wife Persephone ...
Images Acanthis: Thistle finch: Apollo and Zeus Acanthis was the daughter of Autonous and Hippodamia, the sister of Acanthus, Anthus, Erodius and Schoeneus. One day that her brother Anthus led the family's mare outside their usual pasture, they attacked and devoured Anthus. The whole family, in distress, tried but failed to save him.
] Mestra's great-granduncle Sisyphus also hoped to win her as a bride for his son Glaucus although that marriage did not take place. [9] [10] Ultimately, Poseidon carried away Mestra to the island of Cos. [11] "And earth-shaking Poseidon overpowered her far from her father, carrying her over the wine-dark sea in sea-girt Cos, clever though she was;
For many couples, sex plays an important role in overall intimacy. That doesn’t, however, mean that each person wants sex at the same rate as their partner.
The Roman Baths at Isthmia lay on the north edge of the sanctuary. The plan of this bath, which follows a “ring” configuration, [15] consists of several rooms, each with unique purposes. The Roman order of bathing during this time was warm to hot to cold, which was followed in the bath's plan. This order was a recommendation among doctors ...