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Odysseus the Brave Hero In Homer's “The Odyssey”, the protagonist, Odysseus is fighting in the 10 year war against Troy. They win the war and now he and his men are trying to get back to their home, Ithaca. He angers the god of the sea, Poseidon, and now he has a god as an enemy. Poseidon sends waves after waves blowing him and his crew to islands, each having a conflict like monsters and goddesses.
Zeus and Poseidon were very close friends. They Always used to talk about their lifes and about the things that were happening in the world by letters. Sometimes Hermes, who was Zeus’s Messenger, helped them to communiacate too. They considered themselves very intimate. But there was a problem.
This powerful god is Poseidon, god of the sea, he tries to ruin Odysseus ’s journey back to his home, Ithaca. Odysseus
Poseidon was god of the sea, earthquakes, storms, and horses and is considered one of the most angry, moody and greedy Olympian gods. He was known to be angry when insulted for example when he blinded the Cyclops Polyphemus because his father, Odysseus, had made fun of him. He is the son of Cronus and Rhea and was swallowed by his father along with Hades,Demeter, Hestia and Hera. However, in some stories it is believed that Poseidon, like Zeus, was not swallowed by Cronus because his mother Rhea who hid him among a flock of lambs and pretended to have given birth to a colt, which was eaten by Cronus instead.
Poseidon is the God of the sea. Ocean, devastation, evacuation, and flooding are some words people link when they hear about hurricanes. Whether they have witnessed one or not, no one would ever want to go through this natural disaster. Poseidon is the god of the sea and myth says that he controls all water. His powers are not limited to creating these disasters.
Poseidon was a Greek god of the sea, earthquakes and horses, he also ruled the Mediterranean Sea and the black sea. This means he is the ruler of the sea. He was worshipped for navigating people at sea and for being a fertility god. Poseidon’s powers include, creating storms, earthquakes, floods and summoning sea monsters. He is the second son of Cronus and Rhea, he is also the brother of Zeus, Hades, Demeter, Hestia, and Chiron.
Jeffery Dahmer is a serial killer and sex offender, he can be described as a person with a personality disorder. His mental disorders are characterized with social anxiety, thought disorder and abnormal thinking and perceptions. His heinous crimes consisted of rape, murder and dismemberment and cannibalism. It is noted in his early years of development, he was not given the proper attention from his mother as an infant. As a young child he witnessed his mother dealing with situations in a hostile and aggressive manner towards his father and other people around him at the time.
Poseidon is a greek god with the power of the earth and sea. Some sources also say that poseidon is the god of horses and storms. Poseidon is the second son of Cronus and Rhea and is the brother of Zeus and Hades. He also goes by Neptune in Roman. In Greek there is 12 gods that are said to live in Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece.
In the Odyssey, Poseidon plays a major role in Odysseus travel getting back home to Ithaca. Poseidon was the god of the sea, earthquakes, flood, drought, and horses. His parents were Cronus and Rhea. He had five sibling and they “divided the power of the world”. Poseidon 's siblings were Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Zeus.
Poseidon portrayed many aspects in Greek mythology by his revenge and anger, his love, and all of his powerful traits. Poseidon was considered as one of the most bad-tempered, moody olympian. There were many times in his life where he seeked for revenge because of his failures. Poseidon and Athena presented themselves in front of Cecrops and asked from them to offer a gift for Athens.
The earthquake god was one of the people that did not want Odysseus to be happy and with his family. Homer seems to put Poseidon as one of the bad guys that are always against Odysseus. The Cyclops is Poseidon's son and Odysseus had just stabbed his son’s eye (Cyclops) Poseidon always thought Odysseus as an enemy. Then Poseidon said “Odysseus would suffer long and hard, before he made it home”(149-150) the only thing that Poseidon wanted was for Odysseus to suffer and feel the same way Cyclops felt when Odysseus and his men stabbed his eye.
His symbols are the trident, fish, dolphin, earthquakes, horse, and bull (“Poseidon”). Poseidon’s trident is a three-pronged spear that can create waves, foam,tsunamis, and can calm the sea. He also caused earthquakes with his trident if he struck the earth with it in wrath. This upset Hades because it shook the roof of his underworld. Poseidon is credited
Poseidon is vengeful because Odysseus blinded his son, a cyclops named Polyphemus. Because of this, he makes Odysseus’ journey home increasingly difficult due to Odysseus traveling by sea. Throughout the narrative, Poseidon’s wrath towards Odysseus is shown as he unleashes storms and sea monsters to stop Odysseus' progress home. “‘...Lord Poseidon rages, unrelenting, because Odysseus destroyed the eye of godlike Polyphemus, his own son... The Lord of Earthquakes prevents Odysseus from reaching home...’”
He sees one kid fall in the sea and Odysseus is worried. He shouts, “Poseidon, look what you done! You first trapped me in this century and let a random kid fall in the sea. You have ruined it for everyone!” He realizes that Poseidon is angry at him because he has made a gigantic storm in the beach.
Throughout his voyage, Poseidon delayed him of returning home by providing strong storm on the sea which caused the ship to destroy. Poseidon did not only delay his homecoming, but made him face different dangers and also saved him from the Trojan war. Zeus was the king of the gods who intervenes in dispute between gods and also men. He also has the power to make other gods do what he pleases. In his role in odyssey, he sent Hermes to order calypso to release Odysseus to return to Ithaca.
