Poseidon

PoseidonBy Will Swales

What are

the origins

of Poseidon?

Poseidon God of the seas and the rivers, the creator of storms and floods and the bringer of earthquakes

and destruction. Poseidon is one of the 12 Gods that live on mount Olympus. He is also a brother of Zeus.

He is looked up to by many people.

Who

Prayed and

worshiped

Poseidon

and why?

Fisherman, warships,

boatmen and sailors

all worshiped Poseidon. They did

this for a number of

reasons including; for

safe travel, for rich

fishing expeditions,

for good conditions

for sailing.

How was

the god

worshiped?Poseidon was worshiped for

being God of the sea.

Poseidon had many temples

throughout Greece one of

them being Sounion and

was worshiped before a trip

to sea. They would sacrifice

many bulls. They sacrificed

bulls because the bull is the

symble for Poseidon, in a

way, it represents him.

Fun

FactsPoseidon has 10 symbols

such as his Trident, a horse

White pine tree, earthquakes, the bull,

oceans, springs (underground water ), the

dolphin, sea monsters and

tidal waves.Poseidon was perhaps the

most destructive of all the

Gods. Poseidon was a key figure in

the battles for control of the

universe between the titans.