Book of greek mythology story about poseidon

Published by bantam doubleday dell publishing group, inc. This book shares a unique retelling of some of the most widely known and loved greek myths, from the stories of athena, poseidon, and pandora to the twelve labors of hercules. The gods often competed with each other to win patronage over areas in greece. Poseidon sent the bull, but minos liked it too much to sacrifice it. Buy a cheap copy of daulaires book of greek myths by edgar parin daulaire. Mythological objects encompass a variety of items e. The story of caeneus primarily comes from ovids metamorphoses, and in keeping with the book of transformations, ovid tells of the transformation of caeneus, for caeneus was born female, but was. The greeks told a great many myths about the sea god, poseidon. And theres no better way of meeting that literary quota than with the daulaires book. Greek mythologygodsposeidon wikibooks, open books for. Medusa was one of the three gorgons, daughters of phorcys and ceto, sisters of the graeae, echidna, and ladon all dreadful and fearsome beasts. This was another good book in the series charles river seems to be doing of greek gods, where the book explains the stories about the gods and their historical.

Poseidon is the god of the sea, storms, earthquakes, soil, and horses. No education is complete without a large slice of greek mythology. In print for over fifty years, daulaires book of greek myths has introduced generations to greek mythology and continues to enthrall young readers. Poseidon was known to be a very jealous man and one day decided that he would like to be appreciated by the. Poseidon in greek mythology is sometimes depicted in true merman form with a fishs tail from the waist down. He has two brothers named hades, the god of the underworld, and zeus, the almighty god of the earth. There are many other myths about poseidon wanting to rule more land. The great flood of zeus and poseidon greek mythology ep. Interview with george oconnor, authorillustrator of. Theres very little to fear about the story of arachne, however. The arachne is a creature from greek mythology, whose name was later used for words like arachnid and arachnophobia. Another myth is that odysseus blinded one of poseidon s sons, cyclops polyphemus. Daulaires book of greek myths by edgar parin daulaire. Greek god poseidon the contest of poseidon and athena there once came a time in ancient greece when the first king of athens, cecrops, who was half person and half snake, had to find a patron deity for the city state of athens.

Poseidon is a god in greek mythology and one of the twelve olympians. He carries a trident, which is his main weapon, and is said to be the inventor of horses. Read poseidon from the story greek mythology by dj2412 with 1044 reads. It was decided that the divinity who created the most useful object would win the right to have the city named for them. Kids learn about the god poseidon of greek mythology including his symbols. Poseidon raised this island from the ocean, but it floated everywhere. This is just one of the stories that was originally put into a collection on lp in 1966 from the book heroes, gods, and monsters of the greek. If you have enjoyed this video, please leave a like as it.

When the three brothers divided up the universe, poseidon received the sea as his domain, zeus the heavens. The origins, the worship and the stories he was involved in. 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. Greek god is sometimes quiet and composed, sometimes disturbed and angry. The following passage is from book of greek myths by ingri and edgar parin d aulaire. Greek mythology, body of stories concerning the gods, heroes, and rituals of the ancient greeks. I know that i havent heard it, but i can tell it is probably pretty good. After the olympians overthrew their titan parents, the three olympian brothers, zeus, hades, and poseidon, drew lots to divvy up the realms. He was especially important to greek sailors and fisherman. This resource recounts one version of the mythological story of poseidon. Berens a hand book of mythology 1894 edition poseidon was the son of kronos and rhea, and the brother of zeus. Poseidon, in greek religion, god of the sea and of water generally.

The name poseidon means either husband of the earth or lord of the earth. One, concerns the foundation of athens, and which god should become the citys patron and protector. Daulaires book of greek myths facts to know learn with flashcards, games, and more for free. My kids have been hooked on greek mythology since they were tiny, beginning with daulaires book of greek myths and working their way up to percy jackson and beyond. He is the father of percy jackson in the rick riordan book series percy. That the myths contained a considerable element of fiction was recognized by the more critical greeks, such as the philosopher plato in the 5th4th century bce. By zeus, its athena, hera, hades, poseidon, and aphrodite. The other story tells how he made the horse to win the city of athens from athena. In the odyssey, poseidon is notable for his hatred of. By the time the horse was created, poseidon s passion for demeter had waned. As god of horses, poseidon often adopted the shape of a steed. The result was daulaires book of greek myths, the standardbearer of mythology for children since its publication in 1962.

In addition to the story behind how the greek gods replaced the titans, poseidon features in many famous greek myths and legends. Short myth stories and legends roman and greek gods and. He is the son of kronos and brother to zeus and hades. Greek myths famous stories, myths and legends of ancient. Poseidon, in greek religion, god of the sea and of water generally, earthquakes, and horses. A beautiful mortal, medusa was the exception in the family, until she incurred the wrath of athena, either due to her boastfulness or because of an illfated love affair with poseidon. Poseidon was one of the twelve olympians in ancient greek religion and myth, god of the sea.

The following passage is from book of greek myths by ingri and edgar parin daulaire. The origins and history of the greek god of the sea looks at the story of the sea god and the various roles he played in greek mythology. He is the god of music, so i kind of like his music. One of the twelve olympians, he was also feared as the provoker of earthquakes and worshipped as the creator of the horse. The sea of monsters by rick riordan, atlantis unleashed by alyssa day, the lightning thief by rick riordan, atlantis unmasked. A book of most greek mythological deities, creatures and monsters. Poseidon is a god in greek mythology as well as in roman mythology, where he is known as neptune. Most stories relate that he was swallowed by his father like all his older siblings see origins, and was rescued by zeus along with his other siblings. Olympians say that he is badtempered, moody, and greedy. The gods used their powers for good, for trickery, and for adventure. In olympians, oconnor draws from primary documents to reconstruct and retell classic greek. 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 is sometimes represented by the poets as quiet and composed, and at. Caeneus in greek mythology greek legends and myths.

In preolympian bronze age greece, he was venerated as a chief deity at pylos and thebes. Daulaires book of greek myths study guide flashcards. This sturdy boxed set includes paperback editions of the first six olympians books by multiple new york timesbestselling authorillustrator george oconnor. The myths and legends of ancient greece and rome by e. The result was the monstrous minotaur, halfman, halfbull. This list will be organized according to the category of object. The story of poseidon is featured in the book entitled a handbook of greek and roman mythology. Poseidon was then upset and flooded the attic plain. Story of poseidon roman and greek gods and goddesses. So poseidon asked aphrodite, the goddess of love, to make minoss queen, pasiphae, fall in love with the bull. He is distinguished from pontus, the personification of the sea and the oldest greek divinity of the waters. In some versions of this story, several other types of animals were created before the horse as a result of poseidon s several unsuccessful attempts.

Poseidon was the son of rhea and cronus, members of an old race of gods called the titans. Kys poseidon, the sea god, also known as neptunehas power over all water fresh or salt. Greek stories about poseidonthe contest of poseidon and. Poseidon greek god of the sea poseidon is the violent and illtempered god of the sea. Hers is a cautionary tale about pride that we can all learn from. Poseidon and athena were in a competition for the love of the people of the area around the acropolis. Poseidon was the powerful god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses in ancient greek mythology. Eventually though, him and athena worked things out and he helped athena with the city athens. Although the ancient greek storytellers were quite inventive, and each told a myth in their own way, each gods personality and powers remained the same from story to story. The myths and legends of ancient greece and rome by. The poseidon mythsin the poseidon myths we learn that he was the god of the sea and of horses, brother of zeus and hades, and a badtempered, horny devil just like them. The symbol poseidon is associated with is the trident, a weapon which can shake the earth and shatter any object. Elements of greek mythology appear many times in culture, including pop culture. Poseidon was known to be a very jealous man and one day decided that he would like to be appreciated by the people of land, too.