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Poseidon

Mythology is a very interesting subject and my fellow piers are very interested. We are reading the book: Heros, Gods, and Monsters. One of the gods that is featured in one of the chapters is Poseidon. These are the two paragraphs that I wrote for our mythology booklet project.
Poseidon won the rule of the sea after a dice roll between his two brothers and him. Zeus won and choose the sky, Poseidon came next and choose the sea, then poor unlucky Hades came last and choose the underworld. Poseidon would have chosen the see even if he had won. Poseidon was the god of the sea, horses, and earthquakes. Many thought he was greedy, quarrelsome, and aggressive. However, he could be pleased and boasted a radiant smile when this was done. Furthermore, Poseidon had many children. Poseidon was never married, but was like his brother, Zeus,  in the fact that he had many children due to being a great traveler. Additionally, Poseidon liked the sea the best because it was the best place for secretes, mystery's and the creation of strange creatures. Some of these strange creatures and monsters were: the octopus, the squid, the sea polyp or jellyfish, the swordfish, the blow-fish, the sea-cow, and many uncountable others. Poseidon's greatest creation was the horse. It was his only land dwelling creature but was the most beautiful of them all.

Poseidon was a great traveler and was always looking to expand his domain. One day he attempted to claim the city of Attica as his own. The people that lived there feared him because he was known to steal all of the youth from a town when angry. To claim it he stabbed his Trident into the acropolis and that caused a spring of salt water to spout. Then Athene came and planted an olive tree next to the spring, claiming the city as hers. Poseidon was furious and challenged her to single combat, threatening a tidal wave on the city at her refusal. Zeus heard their argument and came down declaring a truce. Then all the gods sat at council to hear the rival claims. They voted, agreeing that Athene’s gift was better and giving her the city. The city is now called Athens, after Athene. The Athenian people have to be careful when out at sea and were often unfortunate in their naval battles.