In Greek mythology, Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν) was the god of the sea. In Etruscan and Roman mythology he was known as Neptune (Nethuns and Neptunus, respectively). Poseidon was also the god of earthquakes and horses. Poseidon - Prehistory. In the heavily sea-dependent Mycenean culture, Poseidon's importance was that of Zeus, if surviving Linear B clay tablets can be trusted. The name PO-SE-DA-WO-NE (Poseidon) occurs with greater frequency than does DI-U-JA (Zeus). A feminine variant, ...

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• Poseidon - Lovers
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In the heavily sea-dependent Mycenean culture, Poseidon's importance was that of Zeus, if surviving Linear B clay tablets can be trusted. The name PO-SE-DA-WO-NE (Poseidon) occurs with greater frequency than does DI-U-JA (Zeus). A feminine variant, PO-SE-DE-IA, is also found, indicating the existence of a now-forgotten consort goddess. Tablets from Pylos record sacrificial goods destined for "the Two Queens and Poseidon" and to "the Two Queens and the King" compounding the mystery further. The most obvious identification for the "Two Queens" ...

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There is so much to say about Venus Transits, June 8 2004 and its impact upon mankind. This phenomenon has its direct connection since 1945 with the Planet Neptune (poseidon and Uranus (God of the sky) supporting and promoting the future itself and with it, the progress of man's mental exploration and cosmic consciousness. Life is a constant process of changes and because of Uranus "electrifying" impact those changes are taking place "at the speed of light". Many people will have to realize their own limitation as religious doctrines are replaced with a more advanced education "imposed" by the planet of changes and universality, (Uranus is also called the awakener in Greek Mythology).

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Poseidon - Birth and childhood. Poseidon was a son of Cronus and Rhea. Like his brothers and sisters save Zeus, Poseidon was swallowed by his father. He was regurgitated only after Zeus forced Cronus to vomit up the infants he had eaten. Zeus and his brothers and sisters, along with the Hecatonchires, Gigantes and Cyclopes overthrew Cronus and the other Titans. According to other variants, Poseidon was raised by the Telchines on Rhodes, just as Zeus was raised by the Korybantes on Crete. When the world was divided in three, Zeus received the earth and sky, Hades the underworld and Poseidon the sea. See also:

Poseidon, Poseidon - Prehistory, Poseidon - Worship, Poseidon - Role in society, Poseidon - In art, Poseidon - In Rome, Poseidon - Myth, Poseidon - Birth and childhood, Poseidon - Lovers, Poseidon - Other stories, Poseidon - Consorts/children, Poseidon - Spoken-word myths - audio files

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Aiolos (Αἴολος), Latinized as Aeolus, Eolus, Aeolos, or Aiolus, was the name of three personages in Greek Mythology. These three personages are often difficult to tell apart, and even the ancient mythographers appear to have been perplexed about which Aeolus was which. Diodorus made an attempt to define each of these three (although it is clear he also became muddled), and his opinion is followed here. Briefly, the first Aeolus was a son of Hel ...

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Dêmêtêr (or Demetra) (DEH-MEH-ter) ("mother-goddess" or perhaps "distribution-mother") is the Greek goddess of agriculture, the pure nourisher of youth and the green earth, the health-giving cycle of life and death, and preserver of marriage and the sacred law. She is invoked as the "bringer of seasons" in the Homeric hymn, a subtle sign that she was worshiped long before the Olympians arrived. She and her daughter Persephone were the central figures of the Eleusinian Mysteries that also predated the Olympian p ...

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• Demeter - Demeter's stay at Eleusis
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In Greek mythology, Minos was a semi-legendary king of Crete, son of Zeus and Europa. The Minoan civilization has been named after him. By his wife, Pasiphae, he was the father of Ariadne, Androgeus, Deucalion, Phaedra, Glaucus, Catreus and many others. Minos, along with his brothers, Rhadamanthys and Sarpedon, was raised by King Asterion (or Asterius) of Crete. When Asterion died, he gave his throne to Minos, who banished Sarpedon and ( ...

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• Minos - Theseus
• Minos - Nisus
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Adonis | Anat | Asherah | Astarte | Ba'al | Berith | Dagon | El | Elyon | Elohim | Hadad | Moloch | Mot | Salem | Shaddai | Yaw Adonai | El | Elohim | Elyon | Shaddai | Shekinah | YHWH Adad | Amurru | An/Anu | Anshar | Asshur | Abzu/Apsu | Enki/Ea | Enlil | Ereshkigal | Inanna/Ishtar | Kingu | Kishar | Lahmu & Lahamu | Marduk | Mummu | Nabu | Nammu | Nanna/Sin | Nergal | Ninhursag/Damkina | Ninlil | Tiamat | Utu/Shamash Ēl is a northwest Semitic word and name translated into English as either 'god' or 'God' or left untra ...

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• El god - Ēl in Christian theology
• El god - Ēl among the Amorites
• El god - Ēl in Ugarit and among the Canaanites
• El god - Ēl in the greater Levant
• El god - Ēl according to Sanchuniathon
• El god - Ēl and Poseidon
• El god - Ēl in Proto-Sinaitic Phoenician Aramaic and Hittite texts

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In Greek mythology, Alopê was a mortal woman, daughter of Cercyon. Poseidon had sex with Alope, his granddaughter through Cercyon, begetting Hippothoon. Cercyon had his daughter buried alive but Poseidon turned her into the spring, Alope, near Eleusis. Other related archivesCercyon, Eleusis, Greek mythology, Hippothoon, Poseidon

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In Greek mythology, Astypalaea was the daughter of Phoenix and Perimede and the sister of Europa. She was a lover of Poseidon and had two sons by him: Anceus, King of Samos, and Eurypylos, King of Kos. Other related archivesAstropalia, Europa, Eurypylos, Greek mythology, Kos, Phoenix, Poseidon, Samos

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Ancaeus was a son of Poseidon, Greek mythical god of the sea, horses, and earthquakes, who, having left a flagon of wine to pursue a boar, was killed by it. His mother was named Astypalaea. His brother's name was Eurypylos. Other related archivesAstypalaea, Eurypylos, Greek, Poseidon

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Aon may refer to: Aon, son of Poseidon in Greek mythology. Aon, an insurance corporation. Aon, name of the fantasy universe in which the Lone Wolf series of role-playing gamebooks is set. Other related archivesAon, Greek mythology, Lone Wolf, Poseidon, fantasy, gamebooks, role-playing

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Antaeus in Greek mythology was a giant of Libya, the son of Poseidon and Gaia, and his wife was Tinjis. He was extremely strong as long as he remained in contact with the ground (his mother earth), but once lifted into the air he became as weak as water. He would challenge all passers-by to wrestling matches, kill them, and collect their skulls, so that he might one day build out of them a temple to his father Poseidon. Heracles, finding that he could not beat Antaeus by throwing him to the ground, discovered the secret of his power a ...

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In Greek mythology, Callirrhoe was a naiad. She was the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. She had three husbands, Chrysaor, Neilus, and Poseidon. She was one of the three ancestors of the Tyrians, along with Abarbarea and Drosera. Callirrhoe naiad - Children. By Chrysaor Geryon Echidna By Neilus Chione By Poseidon Minyas ...

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The Circus Flaminius was a race-track in Ancient Rome. It was near to a temple of Poseidon, a Greek mythical god of the sea. The Circus Flaminius is one of the three partly extant Roman arenas. It was built by Flaminius Nepos in 221 BC. Other related archives221 BC, Ancient Rome, Flaminius Nepos, Greek, Poseidon, sea

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The Corycian Nymphs were the three Naiads (nymphs) of the sacred springs of the Corycian Cave of Mount Parnassus in Phocis. The names of the nymphs are Corycia, Kleodora and Melaina; their father's name was Kephisos or Pleistos. Corycia was the sister whom the Corycian Cave was named after. She was the mother of Lycoreus with Apollo. Kleodora was loved by Poseidon. With (Poseidon or Kleopompos) she was the mother of Parnassos, who foun ...

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Benthesikyme in Greek mythology according to Apollodorus (3.15.4), was a daughter of Poseidon and Amphitrite and wife of an unnamed Ethiopian by whom she had two daughters. She raised Eumolpus, son of Chione and Poseidon. When Chione gave birth, she was so frightened of her father's reaction that she threw the baby into the ocean. As Apollodorus relates: But Poseidon picked him up and conveyed him to Ethiopia, and gave him to Benthesikyme (a daughter of his own by Amphitrite) to bring up. When he was full grown, Benthesicyme's husband gave him one of his two daughters. Bu ...

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