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  2. Poseidon - Wikipedia

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    Poseidon sent out many to find her, and it was a dolphin who tracked her down. The dolphin persuaded Amphitrite to accept Poseidon as her husband, and eventually took charge of their wedding. Poseidon then put him among the stars as a reward for his good services. [200]

  3. Amphitrite - Wikipedia

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    Poseidon sent many creatures to find her. A dolphin came across Amphitrite and convinced her to marry Poseidon. As a reward for the dolphin's help, Poseidon created the Delphinus constellation. [8] Eustathius said that Poseidon first saw her dancing at Naxos among the other Nereids, [9] and carried her off. [10]

  4. List of rape victims from ancient history and mythology

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    Persephone; raped by her uncle Hades and in Orphic tradition by her father Zeus disguised as a snake or as Hades himself. This resulted in the birth of Zagreus and Melinoë. Philomela; raped by her brother-in-law Tereus. Procris; raped by Minos. Rhea; raped by her son Zeus. Tyro; raped by Poseidon in the form of her beloved, the river-god Enipeus.

  5. Mestra - Wikipedia

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    ] 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;

  6. Gods in The Odyssey - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Metamorphoses in Greek mythology - Wikipedia

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    The hero Caeneus was originally a Lapith woman named Caenis who either had sex with or was raped by the sea-god Poseidon, and subsequently asked him to change her into a formidable man. Poseidon fulfilled her wish, and Caenis adopted the name Caeneus thereafter. Hermaphroditus and Salmacis: Intersex The gods

  8. How ‘Percy Jackson’ Updated the Book’s Medusa ... - AOL

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    This nuanced, kinder version of Medusa starts off with some version of good intentions when she meets Percy. She recognizes that like her, he struggles with feeling that Poseidon abandoned him.

  9. Cassiopeia (mother of Andromeda) - Wikipedia

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    Poseidon's punishment: Cassiopeia as a constellation sitting in the heavens tied to a chair. Hyginus, Poeticon Astronomicon. "U.S. Naval Observatory Library" Cassiopeia (/ ˌ k æ s i. oʊ ˈ p iː. ə /; [1] Ancient Greek: Κασσιόπεια Kassiópeia, Modern Greek: Κασσιόπη Kassiópē) or Cassiepeia (Κασσιέπεια Kassiépeia), a figure in Greek mythology, was Queen of ...