Poseidon was god of the sea, earthquakes, storms, and horses and is considered one of the most badtempered, moody and greedy olympian gods. He searches for the epirus bow, a legendary weapon created by the war god ares daniel sharman, which will allow him to free the rest of the titans from tartarus and take revenge on the olympians. Poseidons little squirt is back, and hes still at sea. He is commonly depicted as a mature man with a dark beard and sturdy build holding a trident, a threepronged fishermans spear. His ancestry comes from the family of the olympians that roamed the world in 2200 b. Poseidon facts and information on greek god poseidon. He is viewed as a hotblooded deity that had notable disputes with gods and humans. Sure, its corny and its histrionics can seem overly familiar, but it still packs a punch. Roman name neptune was the god of the sea, earthquakes and horses. Aside from being entitled as the olympian god of the sea, he is considered as a god of many names. It stars kurt russell, josh lucas, richard dreyfuss, emmy rossum, jacinda barrett, mike vogel, jimmy bennett, and andre braugher. Hercules and xena join forces to save the gods of olympus from the. Apr 24, 2017 poseidon was the god who controlled the sea.
In some cases, he is also referred to as a tamer of horses. Poseidon, god of the sea, has some anger management issues. With richard dreyfuss, kurt russell, emmy rossum, josh lucas. He was the greek god of the sea, earthquakes and horses, and consider one of the most badtempered, moody, and greedy olympian gods. This is due to the fact that its played completely straight. Poseidon the god of sea water and acoustic and called as the tamer of horses. Oct 31, 2011 he searches for the epirus bow, a legendary weapon created by the war god ares daniel sharman, which will allow him to free the rest of the titans from tartarus and take revenge on the olympians. He is the son of cronos and rhea, and the brother of hades, zeus, hera, hestia, and chiron. However, in some folklore stories it is believed that. Due to his status as greek god of the sea, the character has figured primarily. I knew i was not enjoying the movie, but i hoped it would improve or, lacking that, discover an interesting way to fail. With the father of cronus and mother of rhea and having the famous brother of zeus.
It is the third film adaptation of paul gallicos novel the poseidon adventure, and a loose remake of the 1972 film of the same name. God of war ascension god poseidon dark fantasy is the best fantasy poseidon god of the sea, rivers, floods, droughts, and earthquakes. Disneys version of dionysus in fantasia, brief though the appearance may have been, nailed the funloving swagger of greeces most entertaining deity. Top 10 greek mythological figures in movies scenestealers. In greek mythology, poseidon was the god of the sea. As the god of the sea, poseidon possesses the abilities to breathe. In accordance with ancient laws, the gods are unable to take a side in the war between hyperion and humanity.
Sea of monsters poseidons lil squirt, still emotionally at sea perseus percy jackson, the dyslexic new york cityborn son of poseidon, returns for a second. Brother of zeus and hades, after the overthrow of their father, cronus, he drew. Poseidon is the god of the sea and protector of all aquatic features. Poseidon, the god of the sea, is the son of cronus and rhea, and together with his brothers zeus. Poseidon is the god of the sea, earthquakes and horses in greek mythology and a major figure of ancient mythology.
Poseidon is a 2006 american disaster film directed and coproduced by wolfgang petersen. Poseidon, lord of the sea, was a moody and violent god. Poseidon is the god of seas and is the brother of zeus, hades, hera, demeter and hestia, and son of rhea and cronus. As the sibling of zeus and hades, he was very influential. This is a movie of god of war 3 where i put all of the boss fights together into one single video. Again and again, the sea god conjures winds that keep odysseus away from his home in ithaca. Poseidon was one of the children of rhea and cronos, and helped his siblings and uncles overthrow his father. His fierce blue eyes pierced the haze, and his sea blue hair streamed out behind him.
Poseidon was one of the twelve olympians in ancient greek religion and myth, god of the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses. The greek gods antipathy toward the wily odysseus is kindled by the mortal wound that the hero deals to polyphemus the cyclops, a son of poseidon. The adventures of percy jackson, the son of the god of the sea poseidon, continues. Download this free picture about poseidon god of the sea from pixabays vast library of public domain images and videos. Poseidon is the god of the seas, earthquakes and horses, and although he is one of the. The poseidon adventure has been remade twice, first as a television special in 2005 with the same name and as a theatrical release titled poseidon in 2006. Poseidon is the ruler of the oceans and is surpassed in eminence only by his brother zeus. He was known for his fast changing temperament and being easily offended. Poseidon appears in the dc extended universe film, wonder woman where he is depicted in a story told by queen hippolyta to diana, being killed.
Jul 19, 20 this is a movie of god of war 3 where i put all of the boss fights together into one single video. After the battle was over, he, zeus, and hades threw dice to see which realm each god would rule. We suppose this personality makes a lot of sense for the god of the ocean. He was called the earthshaker, for when he struck the ground with his trident, the earth trembled and split open. When the three brothers deposed their father, the kingdom of the sea fell by lot to poseidon. Chiron says, voice heavy and solemn, poseidon earthshaker, stormbringer, lord of horses. There was a god of war ares, a god of the sea poseidon, a god of the harvest demeter and yes, even a god of drinking and screwing around dionysus. In some depictions, poseidon described as a merman. A hotblooded deity, poseidon had many disputes with both gods and men, most famously with athena and odysseus. In accordance with ancient laws, the gods are unable to take a side in the war between. He is the son of cronus and rhea and was swallowed by his father along with hades, demeter, hestia and hera. If he was real or not is up to your belief, however, it is generally accepted as pure myth. One of the twelve olympian deities of the pantheon in greek mythology. Although he was officially one of the supreme gods of mount olympus, he spent most of his time in his watery domain.
Dec 21, 2011 a short animation about poseidon god of the sea. The survivors are left to fight for their lives as they attempt to escape the sinking ship. Life after death experience nde with steve gardipee, vietnam war story one of the best ndes duration. Poseidon is one of the twelve olympian deities of the pantheon in greek mythology. He appears as an ally in god of war and a major antagonist in god of war iii. Jun 27, 2019 today we finally take a look poseidon, the god of the sea in greek mythology. May 11, 2006 an odd and unexpected word kept nudging its way into my mind as i sat watching poseidon. Top 10 illustrations of poseidon the god of the sea. Poseidon greek god of the sea facts the history junkie. Poseidon, greek god of the sea, floods and earthquakes. From the cheesy to the inspiring, greek mythology hits the silver screen as powerfully as a. The poseidon adventure 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Sometimes he is super placid and calm, but other times he is about as angry and vengeful as it gets.
You blink and stare at the glowing trident above your head and watch as the glow slowly fades away to nothing. One of the twelve olympians, he was also feared as the provoker of earthquakes and worshipped as the creator of the horse. Poseidon is the god of the seas, earthquakes and horses, and although he is one of the twelve olympians, he rarely leaves his underwater palace, just like his brother hades. Poseidon was the ancient greek god of the sea, rivers, floods and drought, earthquakes, and horses. He was one of the mount olympus gods and zeuss brother which made him one of the primary greek gods. The episode borrowed heavily from the plot line of the poseidon adventure and garnered huge audiences and spurring nbc to repeat it several weeks later in prime time. God of war 3 boss movie poseiden, hades, helios, hermes. The origins, the worship and the stories he was involved in. How cinemas new aquaman draws on the mythology of ancient sea. Poseidon is present at the party announcing hercules birth and when hercules achieves godhood. Poseidon, the great greek ruler of the sea, horses and the earthquakes. Poseidon is the name of a dc comics deity who is based on the greek god of the same name.
Depp searches for the trident of poseidon while being pursued by an undead sea captain and his crew. Oct 14, 2019 the greek god s antipathy toward the wily odysseus is kindled by the mortal wound that the hero deals to polyphemus the cyclops, a son of poseidon. Take hold of a spear and bust out your leather sandals while you check out these top greek god flicks of all time. On new years eve, the luxury ocean liner poseidon capsizes after being swamped by a rogue wave. Poseidon known as neptunus in latin is the olympian god of the sea, floods, drought, earthquakes, and horses. Poseidon is the violent and illtempered god of the sea. He is the olympian god of the seas, rivers, water, storms, tempests, winds, hurricanes, rain, floods, drought, earthquakes and horses, king of the ocean and of atlantis. He can send waves, sink ships and flood lands killing people and. Poseidon earthshaker, darkhaired one, neptune poseidon was an olympian god of sea and earthquakes. Every sea creature and god of sea and goddess fell under poseidons kingdom. In others, he showed as an older man with long white hair and a white beard. There are humanlooking gods such as poseidon, god of the sea, or tethys.
If you have enjoyed this video, please leave a like as it. He was depicted as a mature man with a sturdy build and dark beard holding a trident a threepronged fishermans spear. Though not shown, he was amongst those captured during the battle for mt. A small group of survivors find themselves unlikely allies in a battle for their lives. In his benign aspect, poseidon was seen as creating new islands and offering calm seas. God of the sea, poseidon life as a greek demigod chyoa. It was perfunctory, by which i mean, according to the dictionary that came with my computer. His weapon and main symbol was the trident, perhaps once a fish spear. His main domain is the ocean, and he is called the god of the sea. Today we finally take a look poseidon, the god of the sea in greek mythology. Theres something alluring about the greek god theme that makes for an entertaining box office hit. Poseidon god of the sea official trailer 2014 fanmade youtube.
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