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[[File:Poseidon_Penteskouphia.jpg|thumb| Poseidon holding a trident. Corinthian plaque, 550–525 BC. From Penteskouphia.]]'''Poseidon''' (/pəˈsaɪdən, pɒ-, poʊ-/; Greek: Ποσειδῶν, pronounced [pose͜edɔ́͜ɔn]) was one of the twelve Olympian deities of the pantheon in Greek mythology.
[[File:Poseidon_Penteskouphia.jpg|thumb| Poseidon holding a trident. Corinthian plaque, 550–525 BC. From Penteskouphia.]]'''Poseidon''' (Greek: Ποσειδῶν, pronounced [pose͜edɔ́͜ɔn]) was one of the twelve Olympian deities of the pantheon in Greek mythology.


== Description ==
His main domain was the ocean, and he is called the "God of the Sea". Additionally, he is referred to as "Earth-Shaker" due to his role in causing earthquakes, and has been called the "tamer of horses".


His main domain was the ocean, and he is called the "God of the Sea". Additionally, he is referred to as "Earth-Shaker" due to his role in causing earthquakes, and has been called the "tamer of horses".
The name of the sea-god ''Nethuns'' in Etruscan was adopted in Latin for ''Neptune'' in Roman mythology; both were sea gods analogous to Poseidon.
 
Linear B tablets show that Poseidon was venerated at Pylos and Thebes in pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece as a chief deity, but he was integrated into the Olympian gods as the brother of Zeus and Hades.


He is usually depicted as an older male with curly hair and beard.
== In the News ==


The name of the sea-god Nethuns in Etruscan was adopted in Latin for Neptune in Roman mythology; both were sea gods analogous to Poseidon.
<gallery mode="traditional">
File:Antikythera mechanism (fragment A front).jpg|link=Antikythera Team|[[Antikythera Team]] investigating threat on Poseidon's life.
File:Aquaman1_v1.jpg|link=Aquaman (nonfiction)|''[[Aquaman]]'', vol. 1, #1: cover art by Nick Cardy. From the personal collection of [[Neptune Slaughter]].
File:Red-Limned Sea Quetzalcoatl.jpg|link=Sea Quetzalcoatl|Red-limned [[Sea Quetzalcoatl]] disguised as Tree of Life.
File:Grave of the pirate Olivier Levasseurs.jpg|Grave of the pirate Olivier Levasseurs, with cannon to ward of scrimshaw ghosts.
File:Cinnamon_pirate_flag_800x600.jpg|link=Cinnamon Jack (pirate)|[[Cinnamon Jack (pirate)|Cinnamon Jack]] the Pirate King has unfinished business with Poseidon.
</gallery>


[[Linear B tablets]] show that Poseidon was venerated at Pylos and Thebes in pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece as a chief deity, but he was integrated into the Olympian gods as the brother of Zeus and Hades.
== Fiction cross-reference ==


According to some folklore, he was saved by his mother Rhea, who concealed him among a flock of lambs and pretended to have given birth to a colt, which was devoured by Cronos.
* [[Antikythera Team]]
* [[Neptune Slaughter]]


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
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* [[Aquaman (nonfiction)]]
* [[Aquaman (nonfiction)]]
* [[Linear B tablets (nonfiction)]]
* [[Linear B tablets (nonfiction)]]
* [[Taraxippus (nonfiction)]] - a presence, variously identified as a ghost or dangerous site, blamed for frightening horses at hippodromes throughout Greece.


== Fiction cross-reference ==
External links:
 
* [[Antikythera Team]]
* [[Neptune Slaughter]]
 
== External links ==


* [http://wiki.karljones.com/index.php?title=Poseidon Poseidon] @ wiki.karljones.com
* [http://wiki.karljones.com/index.php?title=Poseidon Poseidon] @ wiki.karljones.com
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[[Category:Greek gods (nonfiction)]]
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Latest revision as of 10:32, 15 September 2016

Poseidon holding a trident. Corinthian plaque, 550–525 BC. From Penteskouphia.

Poseidon (Greek: Ποσειδῶν, pronounced [pose͜edɔ́͜ɔn]) was one of the twelve Olympian deities of the pantheon in Greek mythology.

His main domain was the ocean, and he is called the "God of the Sea". Additionally, he is referred to as "Earth-Shaker" due to his role in causing earthquakes, and has been called the "tamer of horses".

The name of the sea-god Nethuns in Etruscan was adopted in Latin for Neptune in Roman mythology; both were sea gods analogous to Poseidon.

Linear B tablets show that Poseidon was venerated at Pylos and Thebes in pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece as a chief deity, but he was integrated into the Olympian gods as the brother of Zeus and Hades.

In the News

  • Antikythera Team investigating threat on Poseidon's life.

    Antikythera Team investigating threat on Poseidon's life.

  • Aquaman, vol. 1, #1: cover art by Nick Cardy. From the personal collection of Neptune Slaughter.

    Aquaman, vol. 1, #1: cover art by Nick Cardy. From the personal collection of Neptune Slaughter.

  • Red-limned Sea Quetzalcoatl disguised as Tree of Life.

    Red-limned Sea Quetzalcoatl disguised as Tree of Life.

  • Grave of the pirate Olivier Levasseurs, with cannon to ward of scrimshaw ghosts.

    Grave of the pirate Olivier Levasseurs, with cannon to ward of scrimshaw ghosts.

  • Cinnamon Jack the Pirate King has unfinished business with Poseidon.

    Cinnamon Jack the Pirate King has unfinished business with Poseidon.

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links:

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