![]() According to Plato, however, the deities Phorcys, Cronus, and Rhea were the eldest children of Oceanus and Tethys. He overthrew his father and ruled during the mythological Golden Age, until he was overthrown by his own son Zeus and imprisoned in Tartarus. In Ancient Greek religion and mythology, Cronus, Cronos, or Kronos ( / ˈ k r oʊ n ə s/ or / ˈ k r oʊ n ɒ s/, from Greek: Κρόνος, Krónos) was the leader and youngest of the first generation of Titans, the divine descendants of the primordial Gaia (Mother Earth) and Uranus (Father Sky). The two gods were of equal status but Zeus had the larger domain which caused Poseidon to resent his brother and was probably the main reason that he chose to inhabit his watery domain rather than living on Mount Olympus.Hestia, Hades, Demeter, Poseidon, Hera, Zeus, Chiron, Typhon, Corybantes In many respects they were total opposites so clashes and quarrels between the two brothers were inevitable. The relationship between the brothers was a turbulent one. When Zeus abducted Europa, Poseidon calmed the waves of the sea to help Zeus, trying to escape.Zeus intimidated Poseidon who conspired with Hera and Athena to put the King of the gods into chains - the conspiracy failed.According to Homer in the Iliad which describes the Trojan War Poseidon was on the side of the Greeks and Zeus was on the side of the Trojans.They were once rivals in love, they both wanted to marry the sea nymph Thetis - in the end they gave her to the Greek hero Peleus leading to the birth of Achilles and was one of the precipitating events in the Trojan war.Both gods had the power to transform their shapes, and often did so in order to complete a seduction.Their mother Rhea incited the Gigantes to rebel against the Olympian gods and Zeus and Poseidon both fought and were victorious in the Battle of the Giants.Some of the myths and legends involving both of these gods are as follows: Mythological legends involving Zeus and Poseidon Zeus resided on Mount Olympus but Poseidon preferred his sumptuous underwater palace. ![]() Weapons: Zeus had a lightning bolt and Poseidon carried a Triton, a powerful three-pronged fishing spear that gave Poseidon the power to raise tempests and cause earthquakes.The symbols of Zeus were the the thunderbolt, eagle, bull, and oak tree The symbols of Poseidon were the trident, dolphin, horse and bull.Both gods were great womanisers and had many children who were demigods and monsters.Poseidon was bad-tempered, moody, greedy and vengeful ![]()
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