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Exploring The Role Of Poseidon In Homer's Odyssey

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Poseidon's was the be the god of the sea and horse and he is a supreme god of olympus with a lot of reasonability like when he is angry or the other god are angry he needs to punish them for disobeying the rules they have. In Tales from the Odyssey it stayed that Poseidon made wave that went over the ship because they made the gods made when they invaded Athena temple in Troy. Poseidon's role as a god is very important because he makes sure the people that travel the sea made the right choice by making them drown and die by a sea monster.

Poseidon’s trident helps him control the sea and make dolfins obey his every command. The place where he got his trident was when he fought his father cronus and sense they won hades got the helmet of darkness, Zeus a lighting bolt and Poseidon a lighting bolt. The trident give poseidon the power to control water and it was a his symbol for the roman that called him Neptune. I found my answer on Greek Gods.org. Poseidon trident can control the sea and it helps him control dolphins and since he made other things he can control them to along with when he hits the ground an earthquake starts. …show more content…

The reason why Poseidon is the god of horses is because he made them trying to impress a goddess by making a beautiful animal just for her and he made a horse but he soon lost interest in her. I found my answer on ducksters. Poseidon is like the old man of the sea because he owns the sea and can control dolphins and horses and has the power to control sea

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