The Greeks believed that the earth was formed before any of the gods appeared. The gods, as the Greeks knew them, all originated with Father Heaven, and Mother Earth. Father Heaven was known as Uranus, and Mother Earth, as Gaea. Uranus and Gaea raised many children. Amoung them were the Cyc...

Poseidon Poseidon, according to Greek mythology was the god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses. He also held his own appointed position among the great gods on Olympus. Although he was officially one of the supreme gods of Mount Olympus, he spent most of his time in his watery domain. He was ma...

Poseidon I just finished reading about the god Poseidon. I am going to tell you a little about him. Some of the things that I am going to tell you about, are some of his relatives, his symbol, his power, a few interesting facts, and a brief summary of one of the many stories that he is mentio...

Greek Gods What we know today of the Greek gods today come from stories and myths. The Oldest of these that we know of are the Iliad and the Odyssey that come from Homer. Other poets we know of are: Virgil, Ovid, Hesiod, Aeshylus, Apuleius, Apollonius of Rhodes, and Theocritus. These...