Poseidon, F.A.Q. By, Brittany Bazeley

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POSEIDON FAQs
Introduction/Poseidons part in The
Odyssey Questions 1. Who are you related to? 2.
What are you the god of, what are your powers? 3.
How would you describe your physical features? 4.
Why did you create the horse? 5. What are your
strongest and weakest qualities? 6. Who relies on
you, what do they believe, and do they sacrifice
anything? 7. Do you have anything to do with the
making of Atlantis? 8. What is your family life
like?
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Poseidon, F.A.Q.By, Brittany Bazeley

• Ten years after the fall of Troy, Odysseus still
  needs to return home to his wife and palace.
• On his journey home, he is captured by Calypso
  and imprisoned on her island. Odysseus wants
  desperately to escape and after his heroic
  actions in the war, most of the gods wanted to
  help him.
• Hermes was sent to rescue him. She persuaded
  Calypso to let him build a boat in order for him
  to escape and Calypso agreed.
• Although most of the gods were happy that
  Odysseus was leaving Calypso to return to his
  wife, Poseidon was not. Earlier in the war,
  Odysseus had blinded Poseidons son and Poseidon
  wanted revenge.
• Once Odysseus had managed to sail away from the
  island and into the sea, Poseidon sent a huge
  storm to kill Odysseus. Luckily, Athena rescued
  Odysseus from Poseidons wrath and led him to
  safety.

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Poseidon F.A.Q. 1-2
Q Who are you related to?
A I am one of the six original Olympians. I am
the son of Kronos and Rheia, brother of Zeus,
Hades, Hestia, Demeter, and Hera.
Q What are you the god of, what powers do you
have? A I am the God of the Sea and all sea
creatures are my creation. I also devised the
horse. My powers consist of controlling the ocean
for example, The sea and the wind rose at
Poseidons command and with his trident he
staggered the sea and let loose the storm blasts
against Odysseus and his tiny raft. I am also
called the earth shaker and earth encircler
because my favorite thing to do is beat the
earth, causing earth quakes, and slur the sea
from the power held within my trident and myself.
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Questions 3-4

• Q How would you describe your physical features?
• A I am an older man with a long white beard and
  deep wrinkles. Some say I have the figure of a
  merman, but others say I look human. I am always
  shadowed by sea life or horses. I generally carry
  a gold trident and drive a horse drawn carriage.
• Q Why did you create the horse?
• A Athena and I were in a contest held by Zeus to
  make the most useful object. The winner would get
  the capital of Greece named after them. Athena
  created the olive and won. Therefore, the city
  was named Athens. I lost, but created the horse.

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F.A.Q.s 5-6

• Q What are your strongest and weakest qualities?
• A My strongest quality would be my creativity.
  Im good at discovering animals and racing
  carriages. My bad qualities are my unpredictable
  temper, my weakness in war, and my moodiness.
  When I am happy, the ocean reflects my mood and
  is calm and peaceful, but when I get upset, the
  worlds condition results in earthquakes,
  tornados, storms, and shipwrecks.

• Q Who relies on you, what do they believe, and
  do they sacrifice anything?
• A Sailors and people who live near the shore
  pray to me often. They believe I control the
  ocean based on their behavior. They ask for calm
  seas, a year without tornados, and voyages with
  limited hardships. They sacrifice horses in my
  honor by drowning them in my oceans.

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Question 7

• Q Do you have anything to do with the making of
  Atlantis?
• A Surprisingly I dont. People built Atlantis
  themselves, they invaded my seas without
  permission and built a large city. My brother
  Zeus and I believed these people were rude and
  dangerous so, together we sunk their city.

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Q How would you explain your family life? A My
wife, Amphitrite and I have many children. I
guess you could say Im second to Zeus in having
kids. A few of my children are Triton, Rhode, and
Benthescyme. My wife and I live together under
water, in my palace made of coral, gems, gold,
and sea creatures. I also have a love affair with
Medusa.
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The End!!!