![]() Soon after, Demeter gave birth to the stallion Arion and mare Despoina. Arcadians believe that while in horse form, the stallion Poseidon pursued the goddess Demeter (who was also in horse form as a mare). Poseidon’s association with the sea and sailing meant that sailors venerated him, frequently praying to him and sometimes even sacrificing horses to him by drowning them.Īmongst the peoples of the isolated island Arcadia, Poseidon usually appeared as a horse and the river spirit of the underworld. Poseidon could also cause certain disorders, specifically epilepsy. When angered, however, he was believed to cause floods, earthquakes, drownings, and shipwrecks as punishment. His more magnanimous side saw him creating new islands and calming the seas in order to aid sailors and fishermen. Poseidon was a major god and as a result was worshipped in many cities. ![]() Poseidon was given the seas to be his domain while Zeus received the sky and Hades the underworld. He freed his siblings, including Poseidon, by having Cronus disgorge them.Īfter his father, Cronus, was defeated, the world was said to then be divided between Poseidon and his brothers, Zeus and Hades. However, his son Zeus conspired with Rhea and overthrew Cronus. ![]() To thwart destiny, Uranus swallowed all his children. Uranus was fearful of the fulfillment of a prophecy which stated that one of his children would overthrow him. Poseidon was one of the children of the Titans Uranus and Rhea, along with Demeter, Hades, Hestia, Hera and Chiron. ![]()
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