Poseidon was one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and myth, god of the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses. In pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece, he was venerated as a chief deity at Pylos and Thebes. He had also the cult title "earth shaker". In the myths of isolated Arcadia he is related with Demeter and Persephone and he was venerated as a horse, however it seems that he was originally a god of the waters. He is often regarded as the tamer or father of horses, and with a strike of his trident, he created springs which are related with the word horse. His Roman equivalent is Neptune. Poseidon was protector of seafarers, and of many Hellenic cities and colonies. 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.
| Abode | Mount Olympus, or the Sea |
| Symbol | Trident, fish, dolphin, horse, bull |
| Consort | Amphitrite, Aphrodite, Demeter, various others |
| Parents | Cronus and Rhea |
| Siblings | Hades, Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Zeus, Chiron |
| Children | Theseus, Triton, Polyphemus, Orion, Belus, Agenor, Neleus, Atlas (the first king of Atlantis), Pegasus, Chrysaor, Cymopolea |
| Roman equivalent | Neptune |
Informazioni su Poseidon
Disaster film about a ship that capsizes on New Year's Eve while passengers fight to survive. It is directed by Wolfgang Petersen who previously directed another shipwreck movie, 2000's The Perfect Storm.
Realizzazione di Poseidon
The film is based on the 1969 novel The Poseidon Adventure, written by Paul Gallico. It was the third adaptation of the novel.
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