WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT GREECE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the Greek god of the sea?
A
Poseidon
B
Priam
C
Perseus
D
Percival
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Poseidon, in ancient Greek religion, god of the sea (and of water generally), earthquakes, and horses. He is distinguished from Pontus, the personification of the sea and the oldest Greek divinity of the waters. The name Poseidon means either “husband of the earth” or “lord of the earth.”

Detailed explanation-2: -Poseidon is a god in Greek mythology and one of the Twelve Olympians. He is one of the three most powerful Greek gods (along with Zeus and Hades) and rules over the ocean and all bodies of water. He was especially important to Greek sailors and fisherman.

Detailed explanation-3: -The sun is sometimes referred to as the “eye of Zeus.” Two other gods that are somewhat equatable to Zeus are Poseidon and Hades, brothers of Zeus. Poseidon was the god of the seas, and Hades was the god of the underworld. Both of these gods had similar power to Zeus, but of them, Zeus was ultimately the most powerful.

Detailed explanation-4: -Poseidon was the second son of the Titans, Cronus and Rhea; Hades was the first born. Like his brothers and sisters, Poseidon was eaten by Cronus after his birth, with only Zeus avoiding the same fate through his mother’s trickery.

Detailed explanation-5: -Amphitrite, in Greek mythology, the goddess of the sea, wife of the god Poseidon, and one of the 50 (or 100) daughters (the Nereids) of Nereus and Doris (the daughter of Oceanus). Poseidon chose Amphitrite from among her sisters as the Nereids performed a dance on the isle of Naxos.

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