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The water-god Poseidon [40] appears as a horse which seems to represent the water-spirit [37] and Erinys is probably the personification of a revenging earth-spirit. [ 41 ] [ 36 ] From earlier times at Delphi Poseidon was joined in a religious union with the earth-goddess Ge .
When he lost, Poseidon used the trident to dry out the land so they had no water. The well was later to be called the Erechtheis. [3] [4] [5] There is further myth that Poseidon (Neptune) produced a horse by striking the earth with the trident, in order to bolster his claim, [6] but there is no attestation for this among Greek writers. [7]
A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology.Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical or fictional entity) is a type of fictional entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before ...
Pegasus (Ancient Greek: Πήγασος, romanized: Pḗgasos; Latin: Pegasus, Pegasos) is a winged horse in Greek mythology, usually depicted as a white stallion.He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as horse-god, and foaled by the Gorgon Medusa.
Frontal view of the statue in its current location in room 30 of NAMA ( in the background) The Poseidon of Melos (Ancient Greek: Ποσειδῶν τῆς Μήλου) is a statue of Poseidon in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens (NAMA), with an inventory number 235, which is dated to the last quarter of the second century BC, thus to the Hellenistic Period.
The ancient Greeks had numerous water deities. The philosopher Plato once remarked [1] that the Greek people were like frogs sitting around a pond—their many cities hugging close to the Mediterranean coastline from the Hellenic homeland to Asia Minor, Libya, Sicily, and southern Italy. Thus, they venerated a rich variety of water divinities.
In ancient Greek mythology, Amphitrite (/ æ m f ɪ ˈ t r aɪ t iː /; Ancient Greek: Ἀμφιτρίτη, romanized: Amphitrítē) was the goddess of the sea, the queen of the sea, and her consort is Poseidon. [1] She was a daughter of Nereus and Doris (or Oceanus and Tethys). [2]
Neptune (Latin: Neptūnus [nɛpˈtuːnʊs]) is the god of freshwater and the sea in the Roman religion. [2] He is the counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon. [3] In the Greek-inspired tradition, he is a brother of Jupiter and Pluto, with whom he presides over the realms of heaven, the earthly world (including the underworld), and the seas. [4]