Poseidon

__**Poseidon**__ ** ﻿Poseidon was the Greek god of the sea, rivers, flood and drought, earthquakes, and horses. His Roman name was Neptune. "He is one of the three top gods in greek mythology." He is one of the most powerful gods next to Zeus and Hades. He is the ruler of the sea. Some symbols that describe Poseidon are dolphins, tridents, and three-pronged fish spears. ** __**Family**__ ** ﻿Poseidon was the son of Cronus and Rhea. He is one of six children. His brothers and sisters are Zeus, Hades, Hera, Hestia, and Demeter. Poseidon is related to almost all Olympians since most of them were his nieces and nephews. Poseidon has seven sons and four daughters. His sons names are Atlas, Pallas, Arion, Theseus, Antaeus, Orion, and Nauplius. His daughters names are Despoena, Charybdis, Rhode, and Benthescyme. Poseidon is married to Amphitrite. ** __**Appearance**__ ** ﻿Poseidon comes off as a very developed and muscular. He usually has a beard and is holding a trident. In some pictures, it shows Poseidon as a mermaid. He is very built. ** __**Powers and Weaknesses**__
 * Poseidon is very creative and warlike. He is moody and unpredictable. Poseidon is very controlling. **

__**Powers**__
 * Poseidon has control of the whole sea. He can do basically anything he wants to with water. He controls all storms except for tornados. He can cause earthquakes, tsunamis, tides, and more. He creates most storms with his trident. **

**__﻿__** __**Myths**__ ﻿** There are many myths about Poseidon. One myth is that he fought beside Zeus and Hades to capture the gods in Tartaros in The War of the Titanes. He was responsible for seducing women such as Tyro, Amymone, Aithra, and Medousa. He was also responsible for the exile of Odysseus for blinding his son. He buried Polybotes under the island of Kos in the giant war. **