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Following the overthrow of the [[Titans]], the sons of [[Kronos]], drew lots; Poseidon was granted dominion over the sea, and over earthquakes and horses, while [[Zeus]] was granted dominion over the sky, and [[Hades]] dominion over the [[underworld]].  Sailors often prayed to Poseidon for safe journeys, and in mythology failure to pay heed to Poseidon would lead to disastrous travel.  In ''[[The Odyssey]]'', Odysseus (also called Ulysses by the Romans) attacks the Cicones, a favored tribe of Poseidon, and blinds Polyphemus, a Cyclops and son of Poseidon.  As a result, Poseidon causes storms that blow Odysseus off course, and through a series of misadventures, cause him not to return home for 20 years.

Following the overthrow of the [[Titans]], the sons of [[Kronos]], drew lots; Poseidon was granted dominion over the sea, and over earthquakes and horses, while [[Zeus]] was granted dominion over the sky, and [[Hades]] dominion over the [[underworld]].  Sailors often prayed to Poseidon for safe journeys, and in mythology failure to pay heed to Poseidon would lead to disastrous travel.  In ''[[The Odyssey]]'', Odysseus (also called Ulysses by the Romans) attacks the Cicones, a favored tribe of Poseidon, and blinds Polyphemus, a Cyclops and son of Poseidon.  As a result, Poseidon causes storms that blow Odysseus off course, and through a series of misadventures, cause him not to return home for 20 years.

In Greek mythology, Poseidon is associated with dolphins, fishes and tridents. He lived in a palace on the ocean floor, made of coral and gems. His chariot is pulled by a hippocampus or horses that could ride on the sea. [http://www.crystalinks.com/neptunerome.html]

In Greek mythology, Poseidon is associated with dolphins, fishes, [[Gigantes]], [[Cyclopes]] and tridents. He lived in a palace on the ocean floor, made of coral and gems. His chariot is pulled by a hippocampus or horses that could ride on the sea. [http://www.crystalinks.com/neptunerome.html]

== See also ==

== See also ==