Oct 29, 2018 the greek god poseidon classed as one of the big three greek gods the other two being zeus and hades, poseidon plays an important role in greek mythology. Poseidon facts and information on greek god poseidon. One of the twelve olympians, he was also feared as the provoker of earthquakes and worshipped as the creator of the horse. One of them was demeter, she said she needed something to impress her. Top 10 greek mythological figures in film scenestealers. Poseidon is the god of the sea according to greek mythology. Twin brother of castor, together known as the dioskouri, that were transformed into the constellation gemini. The greek god s antipathy toward the wily odysseus is kindled by the mortal wound that the. In greek mythology medusa, which means jellyfish in greek, was one of the three mermaids gorgones. The name poseidon means either husband of the earth or lord of the earth.
Today, we mainly know him as the god of the sea and also earthquakes, but his origins are. Poseidon was the second male and fifth child of kronos, the titan king of mount othrys, and his sisterwife rhea, born after his sisters hestia, demeter, and hera, and his elder brother hades. The fishermen also prayed and made sacrifices to the god in order for him to bring. The mythical story of poseidon poseidon was the son of cronus and rhea, and the brother of zeus. Poseidon god of the sea official trailer 2014 fanmade. He is also called earthshaker and is the source of earthquakes. Poseidon is a prominent character in olympus guardian. Poseidon holds a very important place in greek mythology and he is as important as zeus. The result was the monstrous minotaur, halfman, halfbull. Poseidon, in greek religion, god of the sea and of water generally, earthquakes, and horses. Poseidon the story of poseidon the mythical story and history of poseidon by e. The poseidon adventure is a 1972 american disaster film directed by ronald neame, produced by irwin allen, and based on paul gallicos eponymous 1969 novel. Poseidon was the ancient greek god of the sea, rivers, floods and drought, earthquakes, and horses. In greek mythology, poseidon is the violent and illtempered god of the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses.
The greek gods antipathy toward the wily odysseus is kindled by the mortal wound that the. Jason and the argonauts from the regal bearing of the gods to the eloquent dialogue, jason and the argonauts is a greek god movie that gives as much weight to the words spoken as it does to the battles fought. On new years eve, the luxury ocean liner poseidon capsizes after being swamped by a rogue wave. With richard dreyfuss, kurt russell, emmy rossum, josh lucas. Poseidon was god of the sea, earthquakes, storms, and horses and is considered one of the most badtempered, moody and greedy olympian gods. In the olympus guardian series he appears with mint blue hair but in the olympus guardian movie it. He is zeus and hades brother, and is one of the twelve olympians. He is the son of cronus and rhea and was swallowed by his father along with hades, demeter, hestia and hera. Her legendary husband was the powerful poseidon, the god of the sea, and brother of the chief of gods, zeus.
The ancient romans called poseidon by the name of neptune. Grover, percys appointed protector, is halfgoat and very interested in the daughters of aphrodite not inconsistent with the ancient greek myths, where aphrodite is sometimes shown warning off a satyr by whacking him with her sandal. Browse through our impressive selection of porn videos in. Olympian greek god of the sea, earthquakes, storms, and horses. Poseidon being the most ranked powerful god on this site, definitely is a little intimidating. The greek god poseidon classed as one of the big three greek gods the other two being zeus and hades, poseidon plays an important role in greek mythology. See more ideas about greek gods, mythology and gods and goddesses. He is distinguished from pontus, the personification of the sea and the oldest greek divinity of the waters. She witnessed the birth of the god apollo along with other high ranking deities.
He was god of the sea, more particularly of the mediterranean, and, like the element over which he presided, was of a variable disposition, now violently. Perhaps the most notable are those related by homer in the iliad and odyssey, where poseidon emerges as a foe of the trojans, champion of the greeks and dire enemy of the hero odysseus. Poseidon is the greek god of the sea, storms, earthquakes, droughts, floods and horses. Kevin sorbo, lucy lawless, michael hurst, renee oconnor. Apr 10, 2020 dionysus was the god of wine, the grape vine, ecstasy, festivity, resurrection and madness. Poseidon disambiguation poseidon is the god of the sea in ancient greek mythology.
The god and the queen of the seas greek mythology see u in history duration. So poseidon asked aphrodite, the goddess of love, to make minoss queen, pasiphae, fall in love with the bull. Ronald neames disaster thriller the poseidon adventure 1972 is a very entertaining movie full of steel beams and flooding water. He was depicted as a mature man with a sturdy build and dark beard holding a trident a threepronged fishermans spear. Hercules and xena join forces to save the gods of olympus from the allpowerful titans. An adaptation of homers great epic, the film follows the assault on troy by the united greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved.
He is one of the three most powerful greek gods along with zeus and hades and rules over the ocean and all bodies of water. Dionysus was the god of wine, the grape vine, ecstasy, festivity, resurrection and madness. As god of horses, poseidon often adopted the shape of a steed. Oct 31, 2011 it is left to theseus henry cavill, son of poseidon kellan lutz chosen by zeus luke evans and accompanied by the priestess phaedra freida pinto and a slave named stavros stephen dorff. In preolympian bronze age greece, he was venerated as a chief deity at pylos and thebes. Of these three sisters, medusa was the only mortal one. In the olympus guardian series he appears with mint blue hair but in the olympus guardian movie it is a dark blue instead.
Choose from over a million free vectors, clipart graphics, vector art images, design templates, and illustrations created by artists worldwide. In later years, she had a lesser role in the myths and eventually her name simply represented the sea itself. Poseidon was the god of the sea in ancient greek mythology. No other sex tube is more popular and features more greek gods scenes than pornhub. I found it takes about a half hour to really find its pace as it starts off with tons of slower character introductions, but you do at least begin to care about most of the main cast.
Poseidon, greek god of the sea, floods and earthquakes. Discover the growing collection of high quality most relevant xxx movies and clips. It features an ensemble cast, including five oscar winners. In order to kill the gods, you have to destroy the significance their domains hold. Today we finally take a look poseidon, the god of the sea in greek mythology.
Poseidon s name is very old, and its meaning is lost to us. In the original god of war, poseidon was voiced by fred tatasciore, who also voiced witch doctor in lego hero factory, mandarin in the invincible iron man, tony alpert in battlefield hardline and clu in tron. King leonidas of sparta and a force of 300 men fight the persians at thermopylae in 480 b. Traditionally, he was a son of cronus the youngest of the 12 titans and of cronuss sister and consort. The origins, the worship and the stories he was involved in. There was a god of war ares, a god of the sea poseidon, a god of the harvest demeter and yes, even a god of drinking and screwing around dionysus. When the walls were built, the king refused to pay the god and therefore poseidon flooded the region and sent an enormous seamonster to ravage the lands of troy. Traditionally, he was a son of cronus the youngest of. Poseidon is the violent and illtempered god of the sea. With his trident, he can shake and shatter whatever he wants. Our modern understanding of divinity is very much tinted by the longlasting christian influence on the western world, where god is depicted as all powerful and all knowing. Poseidon is a tall god with a muscular build, tanned skin, and blue eyes. Poseidon, the god of the sea by owen schwartz on prezi.
The brother of zeus and greek god of the sea figures in many myths. Poseidon also was said to have a palace under the sea. Wonder woman an amazon warrior with various connections to the greek pantheon and aquaman the king of the underwater city of atlantis. According to legend, he was one of the 12 chief gods who lived on mount olympus. These are poseidons brothers, also known as the big three fun facts about poseidon poseidon, the god of the sea poseidons relatives poseidon fell in love with a lot of gods and mortals. Poseidon the new movie is very much like poseidon the new ship. Poseidon the god of the sea and earthquakes in greek. We had to include this movie, despite the lack of greek gods, because its so amazingly bonkers. Poseidon also became furious when he helped laomedon, a king of troy, with building the walls in exchange for a wealthy ransom. He is the son of the titans kronos and rhea, as well as one of the big three. The survivors are left to fight for their lives as they attempt to escape the sinking ship. In some part of the movie percy and his friends encounter medusa at a greenhouse garden. His queens name is amphitrite, and they had three daughters together.
Later, when the gods squared off against the titans, poseidon was one of only two gods left standing. He was god of the sea, more particularly of the mediterranean, and, like the element over which he presided, was of a variable disposition, now violently agitated, and now calm and placid, for which reason he. Poseidon is the greek god which is the ruler of the sea, horses and earthquakes, a god worshipped by sailors. Greek god poseidon neptune statue poseidon from milos, 2nd century bc national archaeological museum of athens besides, the argonauts immediately after the successful completion of their mission dedicated their ship, the fast traveling argo, to poseidon. Parts of the movie were filmed aboard the rms queen mary.
Poseidon is the name of a dc comics deity who is based on the greek god of the same name. The most remarkable thing about this ss poseidon is that it has a huge bridge full of technicians and flashing electronic gizmos, yet the 150foot tidal wave that flips the boat sneaks up on everyone without warning. The poseidon adventure 2005 film the poseidon adventure is a 2005 madefortv disaster film based on paul gallicos novel of the same name. In the greekinfluenced tradition, neptune is the brother of jupiter and pluto. Story of poseidon roman and greek gods and goddesses. Today, we mainly know him as the god of the sea and also earthquakes, but his origins are thought to be slightly more complex than that. One of the twelve olympian deities of the pantheon in greek mythology. Poseidons main symbols were the dolphin and the trident a threepronged spear. What does poseidon fear according to greek mythology.
A hotblooded deity, poseidon had many disputes with both gods and men, most famously with athena and odysseus. If you have enjoyed this video, please leave a like as it. When poseidon is in a good mood, he creates new lands in the water and a calm sea and when he is in a bad mood he strikes the ground with his trident and unruly springs, earthquakes, ship wrecks and drownings are caused. His roman equivalent is neptune poseidon was protector of seafarers, and of many. Oct 14, 2019 the brother of zeus and greek god of the sea figures in many myths. Disneys version of dionysus in fantasia, brief though the appearance may have been, nailed the. Poseidon the god of the sea and earthquakes in greek mythology. From the cheesy to the inspiring, greek mythology hits the silver screen as powerfully as a lightning bolt. It is left to theseus henry cavill, son of poseidon kellan lutz chosen by zeus luke evans and accompanied by the priestess phaedra freida pinto and a slave named stavros stephen dorff.
Perseus demigod, son of zeus, battles the minions of the underworld to stop them from conquering heaven and earth. Poseidon is the son of cronus, the god of time, and rhea, the god mother. His main domain is the ocean, and he is called the god of the sea. He was especially important to greek sailors and fisherman.
Due to his status as greek god of the sea, the character has figured primarily in stories relating to two of dc comics main superhero properties. Poseidon is a god in greek mythology and one of the twelve olympians. Poseidon sent the bull, but minos liked it too much to sacrifice it. The poseidon adventure releases on bluray, and is available for purchase exclusively at walmart.
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