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Poseidon

deity water Greek corroborated · 59

Stub entity — referenced by another entity from source #406 but not yet directly extracted from its own source.

↻ synthesized from 59 sources

When

First attested
1600 BCE
Attested period
-1600 – 2020
Historical notes
Attested in Greek mythology.

Relationships

enemy of
Zeus, Cronus, Athena, giant, Hippolytus, Perseus, Andromeda, Odysseus, Polybotes, Cassiopeia
allied with
Charybdis, Arne, Hermes, Athena, Hēraklēs, Zeus, Nike, Dionysus, Apollo, Leto, Artemis (Diana), Ares, Eurus, other winds, Zeus Thaulios, Eshmun
parent of
Asopus, Aeolus, Phaeax, Triton, Ialysus, Cameirus, Lindus, Otos, Polyphemus, Benthesikyme, Eumolpus, Phaunus, Despoina, Arion, Athena Hippeia, Antaeus, Eirene, Eumelus (Gadeirus), Theseus, Orion, Lecheas, Cenchrias, Ephialtes, Otus, Amphimarus, Atlas, Triton
co occurs with
Adonis, Golgos, Astraia, Eros, Enodia, Apollo Nomios, Hecate Enodia, Oceanus, Asopus, Chiron, Asterion, Amun, Dioskouroi, Porphyrion, Hekate, Athena Polias, guardian snake of the city, Cecrops, Proserpina, Luna, Selene, Asteria, Boreas, Tinjis, Sufax, Ino, Titans, Rhea, Telegonus, Cassiphone, Persephone, Silenoi, Acheloos, Ceres, Iasion, Moirai, Eileithyia, Sosipolis, Hebe, Calypso, Leto, Styx, Pallas, Jove, Hypnos, Antaeus, Gaea, Cybele, Harmonia, Aphrodite Aineias, Dioscuri, nymphs, Hesperides, Circe, Aeëtes, Medea, Absyrtus, Talos, Dragon (guardian of the fleece), Thetis, Memnon, Penthesileia, Forseti, Dolphin (mythic rescuer), Demeter/Kore, Ephialtes, Otus, Tethys, Alpheus, Side, Achelous, Neptune, Moon, Aricina, Aglaia, Iris, Narcissus, Pheme, Echo, Anaïtis, Tauria, Aeacus, Pelops, Achaeus, Xuthus, Hellen, Hyperborean Apollo, Zeus Panhellenius, Achilles, Nereids, Iphimedeia, Aloeus, Alōīdae, Erechtheus, Jason, Cephissus, Amphiaraus, Amphilochus, Panacea, Archelous, Asclepius, Cross, Gorgons, Cepheus, Phineus, Zephyrus, Aeolus, Notus, Demeter, Hestia, Campe, Metis, Hundred-Handers, Delphyne, Tartarus, Aegipan, Briareus, Telamon, Hēraklēs, Potnia, Minerva, Pasiphaë, Gaia, Diana, Olympian gods, Helios, Sol, Phaethon, Heracles, Ishtar, Scylla, Sirens, Dawn, Erinyes, Venus, Vulcan, Mercury, Jupiter, Hephaestus, Medusa, Cerberus, Nemesis, Hecate, Pan, Virgin Mary, Uranus, Cyclops, Typhon
consort of
Beroe, Korykra, Aphrodite, Rhodos, Halia, Iphimedeia, Amphitrite, Chione, Circe, Demeter, Arne, Pirene, Callirrhoe, Alcyone, Celaeno, Amymone
sibling of
Pluto/Hades, Zeus, Hades, Hera, Demeter, Hestia, Black Demeter
manifests as
Enesidaon, Erechtheus
syncretized with
Fosite, El, Cretan Bull, Nethuns, Wanax
served by
Delphin, Horses of Poseidon, Antaeus, sea‑monster
has aspect
Enesidaon
manifested by
Erechtheus, Wanax
child of
Cronus, Rhea

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Mentioned by

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Sources

wikipedia (48)
  1. List of Greek mythological creatures
  2. Charybdis
  3. Arne (mythology)
  4. Beroe (Beirut nymph)
  5. Greek city-state patron gods
  6. Athena
  7. Corcyra (mythology)
  8. Enodia
  9. Rhodos
  10. Ajax the Great
  11. Pasiphaë
  12. Artemis
  13. Gigantomachy by the Suessula Painter
  14. Iphimedeia
  15. Noumenia
  16. Triple goddesses
  17. Leto
  18. Tinjis
  19. List of Greek deities
  20. Gods in The Odyssey
  21. Theomachy
  22. Benthesikyme
  23. Circe
  24. Demeter
  25. Despoina
  26. Eileithyia
  27. Hebe (mythology)
  28. Hestia
  29. Styx
  30. Therapne
  31. Posthomerica
  32. Forseti
  33. Skira
  34. Agamemnon
  35. Aloadae
  36. Alpheus (deity)
  37. Clinis
  38. Hippolytus of Athens
  39. Pirene (nymph)
  40. Artemis Alphaea
  41. Artemis Tauropolos
  42. Tauropolia
  43. The Goddess Girls
  44. Atlas (mythology)
  45. Zeus
  46. Eurus
  47. Arezzo 1465 vase
  48. Potnia
encyclopedia (11)
  1. Achaeans (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)
    peer reviewed
  2. Achilles (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)
    peer reviewed
  3. Altar (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)
    peer reviewed
  4. Alöīdae (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)
    peer reviewed
  5. Anathema (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)
    peer reviewed
  6. Andromeda (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)
    peer reviewed
  7. Antæus (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)
    peer reviewed
  8. Aphrodite (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)
    peer reviewed
  9. Arachne (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)
    peer reviewed
  10. Argonauts (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)
    peer reviewed
  11. Arion (Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed.) (1911)
    peer reviewed

Source passages

“Charybdis aided her father Poseidon in his feud with her paternal uncle Zeus and, as such, helped him engulf lands and islands in water.”

#5973 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Arne, the nymph nurse of Poseidon. She was previously called Sinoessa (Σινόεσσα) but when she took the young god from Rhea to raise and denying him to Cronus, she was named Arne afterwards. When Cronus searched after his son, Arne is said to have declared that she knew not where he was.”

#8924 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“As she grew up, she was highly regarded as an outstanding beauty and destined to marry Poseidon.”

#8999 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Athens, whose navy was a major factor in the city's growth and defence, had Athena and Poseidon, god of the sea, compete in a chariot race for the honour of becoming the patron of Athens. This was not interpreted as conflict between the cults or supporters of the deities concerned”

#9487 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Michael Janda has connected the myth of Trita to the scene in the Iliad in which the "three brothers" Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades divide the world between them, receiving the "broad sky", the sea, and the underworld respectively. Janda further connects the myth of Athena being born of the head (i. e. the uppermost part) of Zeus”

#10849 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001