How Did Poseidon Have A Bad Temper

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Poseidon is one of the most known Greek gods throughout Greek myths. It is said that Poseidon controlled more then just the sea he also was able to control earthquakes droughts, rivers, and even floods. Even though Poseidon was one of the more powerful Greek gods he tended to have a bad temper as there are various stories about Poseidon some have even said he gave humans the first horse.

Poseidon had a stormy and violent nature but also was stubborn. Poseidon's palace deep in the ocean then sought after a wife to bear his child. The first sea nymph (Thetis) he had courted was a little too good as Poseidon left her after he learned that she could birth a child even greater than its father. As he moves on to court another sea nymph (Ampritrite) she rejects Poseidon but Poseidon did not give up instead he sends a messenger to persuade to come back to him and be his wife. Although u would think that after `putting in all that effort he would be content but he insisted on having extramarital affairs which had resulted in an unhappy marriage. …show more content…

Letting his greed for more power get to him he would challenge other god like Athena for the Athenians, Zeus for Aegina, and even Hera for Argolis but often times he would fail at the challenges for more power.With his stuborness even though he fails he doesn't give up and continues his challenges for power. This greed causes Poseidon to only focus on how to achieve more power which causes him to be rather unpopular with the other