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Poseidon or Neptune was Zeus' brother, and the second most powerful god, second only to his brother. He was the ruler of the sea, among other duties. He also controlled storms and earthquakes. Poseidon invented horses and some say he has a connection with bulls. Most Greeks were seamen, so Poseidon was very important to the people of Greece. He had a palace under the sea, but spent most of his time at Olympus. Some symbols associated with Poseidon were a trident and a golden car which he drove over the waters of the sea. Some legends say he ruled the Friendly Sea (the Black Sea) and underground rivers, while others say he ruled over all the oceans. His wife, named Amphitrite, was a nereid (nereids were nymphs of the sea). Together they had Triton, who was the trumpeter of the sea. Some stories say Poseidon had another son named Proteus, but Proteus in other stories is Poseidon's assistant. Poseidon had two mistresses. Their names were Tyro and Lybia. With Tyro Poseidon made two children named Neleus and Pelias. With Lybia he made Belus. ** Modern Day Connections **
 * ** Michael Phelps **
 * A very good swimmer
 * At home in the water
 * Disregarded rules by smoking an illegal drugs
 * Life revolves around the water




 * **Rupert Murdoch**
 * Disregarded rules by phone-hacking
 * Just did what he wanted
 * Powerful person




 * Sandy Cheeks
 * Could go above and below water
 * Had an underwater house
 * Probably rode horses in Texas

**Analysis**

The god Poseidon tells us a lot about the Greeks. It tells us they valued the sea, and were very respectful to it. They also valued horses, which Poseidon created. As far as appropriate behavior, they thought it was okay to cheat on their wives. The Greek society looked down on women. Also, Poseidon didn't handle problems, he mainly didn't deal with them, and just let them be.

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