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Statue of Poseidon. Parian marble. 125-100 BC (3471615294)

Isthmus of Corinth

Poseidon

Poseidon or in Greek (ΠΟσξΙδών)Poseidon, daring and impetuous lord of the forces of earth and water, instigator of tempests and earthquakes.The god of sea was commonly known on the Isthmus of Corinth The Isthmus of Corinth is a narrow bridge on land which connects the Peloponnese peninsula with all of the mainland of Greece, This place is near the city of Corinth.

Bayeu y Subias, Francisco - Olympus, The Fall of the Giants - 1764

Olimpos South Peaks

Athenaeum Press statue

Poseidon's parents, brothers, sisters

Poseidon the brother of Zeus and Hades were each sons from Cronus and Rhea.Cronus and Rhea had many kids they had Zeus, Hades, Poseidon,Hestia, Demeter,and Hera. the gods of Greece were said to be living over Mount Olympus. Mount Olympus is written like (Οι νότιες κορυφές).

Poseidon's kids

Poseidon had many kids but kids with other gods were AIOLOS, ASOPOS, ATHENA, DAIMONES PROSEOOUS, DESPOINE, PROTEUS, TELKHINES,and TRITON he had many other kids too. AIOLOS or (Αίολος) was The God of the Winds and King of the Aiolian or Liparian Islands. ASOPOS or (Ασωπος) was the God of the River Asopos of Argos (in southern Greece) and/or Boiotia (in central Greece). According to some, he was a son of Poseidon and the Nymphe Pero or Kelousa (but most accounts say he was born to Okeanos and Tethys like the rest of the River-Gods). (in southern Italy). According to some, he was a son of Poseidon and Arne. ATHENA or (Αθήνα) was the Goddess of Warcraft was, according to some, the daughter of Poseidon and Tritonis (contrary to the usual account in which she springs fully-grown from the head of Zeus). [This is a myth from Libyan Mythology whose native gods were identified with their closest Greek counterparts - Athena and Poseidon].DAIMONES PROSEOOUS or (ευημερούσα) Was the Six Daimones (or Spirits) which haunted the sea-caverns of Eastern Rhodes (an island in the Greek Aegean). They were sons of Poseidon and the sea-goddess Halia. DESPOINE or (Δεσποινη) was the Goddess of certain Arkadian Mysteries. She was a daughter of Poseidon and Demeter.PROTEUS or (Πρωτευς) was an elderly Sea-God who was the son and seal-herder of Poseidon.TELKHINES or (Τελχινες) was the Sea-Daimones and powerful but malignant sorcerors of the Aegean Islands who were burried beneath the sea by Zeus. According to some accounts they were sons of Poseidon and Thallatta (though these accounts seem to identify or confuse them with the Rhodian Daimones Proseoous above).TRITON or (Τριτων) was a fish-tailed Sea-God. He was a son of Poseidon and Amphitrite.

Bust of a Triton from a fountain, Palatine Museum, Rome (8401734460)