GREEK GOD POSEIDON BRONZE STATUE BR052COD423

Greek handmade bronze statue of Poseidon, museum copy.

God of the sea, of earthquakes,
of land, storm and horses Poseidon is one of the twelve Olympian deities of the pantheon in Greek mythology, brother of Zeus and Hades. His main domain is the ocean, and he is called the "God of the Sea".

He is usually depicted as an older male with curly hair and a beard.
According to Plato, the island of Atlantis was the chosen domain of Poseidon.
His symbol was the trident.
Poseidon was the elemental god of the sea, flowing water and earthquakes.

Brother of Zeus and Hades, he was married to the sea-nymph Amphitrite, but had no children with her.

He had numerous affairs, all fruitful, but the offspring were rather 'unusual'; for example, Polyphemos the one-eyed Cyclops and Pegasus the winged horse. With his trident he would strike the ocean floor to cause violent tempests and earthquakes.

A strike of his trident would also cause storms and earthquakes to abate.