![]() Athena, however, planted an olive tree, which was seen as a more useful favor. The god demonstrated his power and benevolence by striking the Acropolis with his three-pronged spear, which caused a spring of salt water to emerge. ![]() Poseidon vied with Athena to be patron deity of Athens. This led to a number of territorial disputes among the gods. In dividing heaven, the watery realm and the subterranean land of the dead, the Olympians agreed that the earth itself would be ruled jointly, with Zeus as king. Combined with his greed, he had a series of disputes with other gods during his various attempts to take over the cities they were patrons of. He was considered by Greeks to have a difficult quarrelsome personality. He was second to Zeus in power amongst the gods. According to the Greek poet Hesiod, Poseidon’s trident, like Zeus’s thunderbolt and Hades’ helmet, was fashioned by the three Cyclopes. His weapon and main symbol was the trident, perhaps once a fish spear, with which he could make the earth shake, causing earthquakes, and shatter any object. Poseidon was widely worshipped by seamen. Zeus became ruler of the sky, Hades got dominion of the Underworld and Poseidon was given all water, both fresh and salt. When the three brothers deposed their father, the kingdom of the sea fell by lot to Poseidon. Poseidon was a brother of Zeus, the sky god and chief deity of ancient Greece, and of Hades, god of the underworld. Poseidon was a son of Cronus (the youngest of the 12 Titans) and of Cronus’s sister and consort Rhea, a fertility goddess. Poseidon had married Titan Oceanus‘ daughter, and sea-nymph Amphitrite. Similarly, Nereus, the Old Man of the Sea, wasn’t really considered on a par with Poseidon, who was known to drive his chariot through the waves in unquestioned dominance. ![]() Also, while there were various rivers personified as gods, these would have been technically under Poseidon’s sway. He spent most of his time in his watery domain, although he was officially one of the supreme gods of Mount Olympus. According to Greek mythology and the story of the genesis of the gods of Olympus (Olympian Gods), Poseidon was the god of the sea and protector of all aquatic features. ![]()
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