Poseidon Persuasive Essay
Ronel Juste Juste1
Mr. Littwin
English Comp. 2
9/24/13 Poseidon
Poseidon is one of the many Greek gods in ancient history that is set apart from the many others. He is considered the most disruptive and destructive god of all time. He is the god sea, and is responsible for many storms, earthquakes, and tsunami’s. He is the son of
Cronus and Rhea, and brother of Zeus, the god of the heavens and earth. Poseidon and his wife Amphitrite live at the bottom of the sea in a palace engulfed with a garden of corals and …show more content…
Poseidon does have one son who is named Triton which is half man and half fish. However, Poseidon did have many other offspring’s such as Polyphemus the
Cyclops, Pegasus, Charybdis the ship eating monster, and Orion the hunter. Poseidon was not always the god of the sea, after his mother conceived her many sons and daughters, Cronus the father concluded that one of children would over throw him.
As a result, he tried to kill the sixth child, but did not succeed. As an effect, there was a war between the sixth child and Cronus. Poseidon and his two brothers helped the sixth child, and the titans sided with Cronus. This war was ultimately for control of the universe, and the
Olympians won. Poseidon and his two brothers then decided who will get which domain of the universe. Zeus got the heavens and earth, Hades attained the underworld, and Poseidon the sea.
Juste
Mr. Littwin
English Comp. 2
9/24/13 Poseidon
Poseidon is one of the many Greek gods in ancient history that is set apart from the many others. He is considered the most disruptive and destructive god of all time. He is the god sea, and is responsible for many storms, earthquakes, and tsunami’s. He is the son of
Cronus and Rhea, and brother of Zeus, the god of the heavens and earth. Poseidon and his wife Amphitrite live at the bottom of the sea in a palace engulfed with a garden of corals and …show more content…
Poseidon does have one son who is named Triton which is half man and half fish. However, Poseidon did have many other offspring’s such as Polyphemus the
Cyclops, Pegasus, Charybdis the ship eating monster, and Orion the hunter. Poseidon was not always the god of the sea, after his mother conceived her many sons and daughters, Cronus the father concluded that one of children would over throw him.
As a result, he tried to kill the sixth child, but did not succeed. As an effect, there was a war between the sixth child and Cronus. Poseidon and his two brothers helped the sixth child, and the titans sided with Cronus. This war was ultimately for control of the universe, and the
Olympians won. Poseidon and his two brothers then decided who will get which domain of the universe. Zeus got the heavens and earth, Hades attained the underworld, and Poseidon the sea.
Juste