Ancient Greece Project

Our group is constructing Poseidon's Trident. Here is a sample of our project on Ancient Greece:

Ancient Greece is replete with many stories of gods and goddesses. Some of the most well known gods and goddesses include Zeus and Aphrodite. Many have also heard of Poseidon. Poseidon is god of the sea. The Ancient Greeks were heavily influenced by their gods. If something went wrong, such as no rain to saturate crops, the farmers would complain to the gods. If something like no rain for a season were to occur then the people would think that the gods had forsaken them and that they had done something wrong. The gods and goddesses could have human emotions like joy and anger. In many aspects, the gods of Ancient Greece were developed to resemble humans.

Now, onto the history of Poseidon! The Roman name for Poseidon was Neptune. He plays a key role in the Odyssey. The Odyssey, as told by Homer, is a story where a war hero named Odysseus is attempting to return home from the Trojan War. Poseidon does anything to knock him off course such as stirring up the sea to steer his ship off-course. In the end, it takes Odysseus ten years to return home from the war. Poseidon had one wife, a sea-goddess whose name was Amphitrite. Although Poseidon was one of the gods present on Mount Olympus, he spent most of his time in waterways near Greece. When the gods decided to divide heaven, the watery region and the subterranean land of the dead, the gods on Mount Olympus decided that Earth would be ruled by all of the gods. This made some of the gods angry and therefore a fuss was brewed up among the gods. Poseidon strived with Athena to be the patron gods of Athens. Poseidon decided to display his capability by bashing the Acropolis with his three-pronged spear, also known as a trident, which resulted in the appearance of water.

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