HISTORY
ANCIENT GREECE
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Question
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Ancient Greeks believed in an underworld.
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Ancient Greeks enjoyed music and other arts.
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Ancient Greeks depended on the sea for food and trade.
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Ancient Greeks often went to war against each other.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Homer and Hesiod suggest that Poseidon became lord of the sea following the defeat of his father Cronus, when the world was divided by lot among his three sons; Zeus was given the sky, Hades the underworld, and Poseidon the sea, with the Earth and Mount Olympus belonging to all three.
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: -Poseidon is best known holding his trident (a large three-pronged spear), and as well as being the god of the sea, he’s also known as being the god of earthquakes, storms and horses too. It’s even believed that Poseidon himself invented horses when Demeter asked him to create the world’s most beautiful animal.
Detailed explanation-4: -God of the sea, horses and earthquakes, Poseidon – or Neptune – is often shown driving a chariot of horses or sea creatures and wielding the trident he used to control the waves. Poseidon’s symbols include his trident – a three-pronged spear – as well as the horses and dolphins that pull his chariot.