Poseidon.
Lord of the restless sea
Poseidon: Greek God of the SeaThe earth-shaker rules a realm that never stands still. A stroke of his trident can summon a spring—or a storm.
More than a myth.
is one of the children swallowed by and later freed before the war against the . In the division of divine realms he receives the sea. His power also reaches into earthquakes and horses, connecting seemingly different expressions of elemental force.
In the contest for , strikes the and produces a salt-water sign of his power, while offers an olive tree. Their rivalry gives the city a story about its identity. Elsewhere, his anger against demonstrates how dangerous the sea can become when a mortal offends the god who rules it.
There’s more to the myth.
Lesser-known moments, places of worship, and stories that change with the storyteller. Follow each reference to the ancient voices behind it.
Horses and ships
The short to pairs two responsibilities: taming horses and saving ships. Its final appeal asks him to help people at sea. The same force that makes the earth and water unstable can be approached for protection, a relationship more complex than simply fearing a destructive sea god.
READ THE SOURCEHomeric Hymn 22 to PoseidonSharing Corinth with the Sun
records a Corinthian story in which and dispute possession of the land. arbitrates, assigning the Isthmus to Poseidon and the height above the city to Helios. Here a divine rivalry ends with a division of territory, giving distinct sacred places a shared explanation.
READ THE SOURCEPausanias, Description of Greece 2.1.6Salt water on the Acropolis
At ’s Erechtheion, reports a salt-water cistern and a mark shaped like a trident. He connects them with ’s claim to Attica. The god’s contest with was therefore more than a story in books: visitors encountered physical features presented as traces of the divine dispute.
READ THE SOURCEPausanias, Description of Greece 1.26.5One figure. Many visions.
Poseidon, reimagined in 12 art styles. Follow familiar symbols through unfamiliar worlds, and open any artwork for a closer look.
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Echoes in Plaster
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Dreams of the Cosmos
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The Floating World
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Ink & Thunder
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The Gilded Garden
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Small Worlds, Great Myths
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A Cathedral of Light
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Blueprints of Myth
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Threads of Eternity
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Greek Myth, in Print
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Little Figures, Big Legends
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Beyond the Oracle
New AI-created interpretations, inspired by mythology. These are not images of ancient artifacts.
It’s a family affair.
Poseidon
Sea, earthquakes & horsesThe stories of Poseidon.
The war that made Olympus
Ten years. Two generations. One new world.
The city and the olive tree
Two extraordinary gifts. One enduring choice.
The hero who looked away
Perseus, Medusa, and the shield that makes survival possible.
A thread through the impossible
Theseus enters the labyrinth. Ariadne makes a return possible.
A bridle for a winged horse
Bellerophon faces the Chimera with a kind of help no army can offer.
The man who called himself Nobody
Odysseus escapes the Cyclops—and cannot resist claiming the credit.
The people born from stones
Deucalion and Pyrrha survive the flood, then ask how a world begins again.
The loom that challenged a goddess
Arachne can match Athena’s craft. That does not make the contest fair.
Ancient voices.
Enduring stories.
Myths have many tellings. These are the ancient works behind this profile, linked to freely available English translations.
Library
Book 1.2.1
Library
Book 3.14.1
Hymn to Poseidon
Hymn 22
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