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  2. Artemision Bronze - Wikipedia

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    According to most scholars, the bronze represents Zeus, [1] [2] the thunder-god and king of gods, though it has also been suggested it might represent Poseidon. The statue is slightly over lifesize at 2.09 meters, [3] and would have held either a thunderbolt, if Zeus, or a trident if Poseidon. [4]

  3. Trident of Poseidon - Wikipedia

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    The trident also appears multiple times in popular culture: Poseidon's trident is owned by King Triton (Poseidon's son) in Disney's 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid and its sequels and spinoffs. Poseidon's Trident is a magical artifact with destructive powers in Michael Livingston's 2015 historical fantasy novel The Shards of Heaven. [17] [18]

  4. Thunderbolt - Wikipedia

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    The thunderbolt pattern with an eagle on a coin from Olympia, Greece, 432-c.421 BC. Zeus' head and thunderbolt on a coin from Capua, Campania, 216-211 BC. Ptolemaic coin showing the Eagle of Zeus, holding a thunderbolt. A thunderbolt or lightning bolt is a symbolic representation of lightning when accompanied by a loud thunderclap.

  5. Bident - Wikipedia

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    Likewise, the three-pronged trident is the implement of his brother Poseidon , god of the seas and earthquakes, while the lightning bolt, which superficially appears to have a single main point or prong, is a symbol of their youngest brother, Zeus , king of the gods and the sky.

  6. Twelve Olympians - Wikipedia

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    Fragment of a Hellenistic relief (1st century BC–1st century AD) depicting the twelve Olympians carrying their attributes in procession; from left to right: Hestia (scepter), Hermes (winged cap and staff), Aphrodite (veiled), Ares (helmet and spear), Demeter (scepter and wheat sheaf), Hephaestus (staff), Hera (scepter), Poseidon (trident), Athena (owl and helmet), Zeus (thunderbolt and staff ...

  7. Zeus - Wikipedia

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    Zeus (/ zj uː s /, Ancient Greek: Ζεύς) [a] is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus.. Zeus is the child of Cronus and Rhea, the youngest of his siblings to be born, though sometimes reckoned the eldest as the others required disgorging from Cronus's stomach.

  8. File:Bronze statue of Zeus or Poseidon from Artemision ...

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    The god, shown in great stride, extends his left arm forward, while throwing the thunderbolt or the trident, which he held in his right hand. The identification as Zeus or Poseidon is controversial (the former seems more probable).

  9. Trident - Wikipedia

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    Trident of Poseidon. A trident (/ ˈ t r aɪ d ɛ n t /), (/ ˈ t r aɪ d ɪ n t /) is a three-pronged spear.It is used for spear fishing and historically as a polearm.As compared to an ordinary spear, the three tines increase the chance that a fish will be struck and decrease the chance that a fish will be able to dislodge itself if struck badly.