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Charles Frazier’s Cold Mountain has a parallel plot as Homer’s Odyssey. Though Charles Frazier wrote Cold Mountain centuries after Homer wrote Odyssey, many of the characters have similar roles, such as Poseidon and the Home Guard. Poseidon from Odyssey and the Home Guard from Cold Mountain resemble each other because they both patrol a wide range of territory, prolong the protagonist’s journey, and act as the protagonist’s main enemy. Poseidon and the Home Guard both patrol most of the territory the protagonist traverses across. In Odyssey, Odysseus travels from Troy to Ithaca mainly by water, which Poseidon controls.
So many cities around the world have a statue of Poseidon because Poseidon was friends with the Greeks and they worshiped him. They placed statues around the world so that his statues were near the sea (so he can look after it) and so that he can answer the sailors prayers for calm waters and safe
Darth Maul VS. Posieden Can you envision being attacked by Darth Maul. Darth Maul is a Sith in the movie saga Star Wars. He is also the apprentice of Darth Sidious the Sith Lord. Darth Maul is a better villain than Poseidon as stated in the Odyssey by Homer and Star Wars Episode I
It was viewed as wise to never get on Poseidon's bad side, even if he had killed all of one’s friends, because he was famous for anger and vengeance. Examples of this are found in The Odyssey, where for ten long years Poseidon plagues Odysseus with violent storms slowing down his journey home tremendously, just because he blinded Polyphemus the cyclops, who was Poseidon’s son. Similar to Polyphemus, Poseidon is responsible for the birth of many mythical monsters that terrorized Greek sailors and travelers for
This is the reason why the horse is a well known symbol of Poseidon. He had two horses with his sister, Demeter. His other children include: Triton, Theseus, Polyphemus, Belus, Agenor, Neleus, and Atlas. “He was the protector of all waters, sailors relied upon him for safe passage”(Poseidon). He would make the waters rough if he disliked a sailor or was angry.
Poseidon, the Greek god of sea, earthquakes, and horses, is the brother of Zeus and Hades. He and his siblings, after defeating their father Cronus, divided up creation: Zeus became god of sky, Hades became god of underworld, and Poseidon now had authority over all water. Even though Poseidon was relied on by sailors for safe travels over water, he was often very violent due to his outbursts and moody behavior. When Poseidon became angry or irritated, he slammed his trident to the ocean floor and caused the sea to become stormy creating disturbances such as earthquakes. The story of “Poseidon and the Dophin’s Feat” gives the reader an inside look into the extremely distinctive personality traits of the god of the sea.
He was tempted to steal food, and succumbed to staying longer than was necessary. This set off a sequence of events that led to Poseidon seeking vengeance on Odysseus. This simple action caused chaos for him and delayed his return to Ithaca by many years. It also caused havoc for others, such as the Phaeacians. Later, Odysseus's homecoming was further delayed by his crews actions, who were warned not to kill Helios’s flock.
However, Zeus saw the two sides of the gods’ feelings towards Odysseus. “‘Great Odysseus/ who excels all men in wisdom... it’s the Earth-Shaker, Poseidon, unappeased,/ forever fuming against him..’” (1.78-83). Zeus created an equilibrium so that Poseidon could take out his anger on Odysseus through punishment, and Athena receives the duty of making sure Odysseus gets home to Ithaca.
A popular myth about Poseidon is when he competes with Athena for the city of Athens. When the King of Athens, King Cecrops, decided to find a patron for the city of Athens, already a successful city. He summoned Athena and Poseidon because both wanted to be the patron god of Athens. They had a rivalry that was so intense that almost
Evil or Evil Imagine a world where everyone was a good person, a world where there was no destruction, many would say that the world would be peaceful, However they should know that in Homer’s The Odyssey a book and Marissa Meyers Cinder a book there are very cruel and evil people in both of their books. Let’s talk about poseidon the evil god of the sea, who is only evil because Odysseus hurt his son, Queen Levana, the most wretched queens to ever rule, she is a cruel and wretched villain. A villain is a cruel malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime. People must know that both Poseidon and Queen Levana are villains however Levana is way more evil.
I am Poseidon, god of the seas. In this story, I will talk about my life and my adventures. I rule the seas with my all powerful trident. Millenias ago my father, Cronus, swallowed me and my siblings, Demeter, Hestia, Hera,and Hades. Zeus fought Cronos in a great battle, after much time Zeus finally defeated Cronos.
The Odyssey is a well known epic that brings the reader through the tale of how Odysseus and his family reunited. Odysseus spent twenty years away from his son, Telemachus, and his wife, Penelope. He was away for ten years at Troy and spent the other ten years on his journey back to his native land, Ithaca. Within the epic, author Homer reveals characters of gods and goddesses throughout the poem who impacted the families journey. One importantly, was the goddess of wisdom and war, Athena.
Poseidon was unfaithful to Amphitrite and had children with many other goddesses and woman. After seducing his sister Demeter while disguised as a horse, he had two children by the names of Arion,a divine horse, and Despoina(Myths and Legends of the World).Poseidon also had another child by the name of Polyphemus who is a cyclops and also a Shepard. Polyphemus was imprisoned by Odysseus for threatening them(Myths and Legends of the World).He had two children with Medusa from the blood spilled when hero Perseus cut off Medusa 's head. These children were a winged Pegasus and a son Chrysaor(Myths and Legends of the World). The Goddess of Earth,Gaia, bore Poseidon two children: Antaeus, a giant, and Charybdis, a sea monster who almost destroyed Odysseus(Myths and Legends of the World).
The Odyssey interprets the science behind natural phenomenons and portrays it as an act from the gods. As Odysseus is trying to make his way back home, he combats these dilemmas in the ocean that interfere and end up delaying his journey. It seems as if every time Odysseus steps a foot into a body of water, there is always an occurrence that almost kills him. Poseidon, god of the sea, who has vowed retribution on Odysseus and will try everything he can to make him suffer.
Poseidon, Apollo, Athena, Zeus, and Hermes are all Greek Gods that appear in the epic poem The Odyssey by Homer. These gods all play a significant role in The Odyssey by both helping and hindering Odysseus on his 10-year journey home. Homer illustrates the theme of divine intervention in The Odyssey using Poseidon’s wrath, Athena’s providence, and Hermes’ guidance. Poseidon is one of the main gods that appears throughout The Odyssey, Homer shows Poseidon's divine intervention through his wrath on Odysseus during his journey home.
