Poseidon

Role: god · First appears: Book 4 · §180–188

Life events

• Athene left Poseidon and Zeus made her his daughter.(Book 4 · §180–188 · 📍 lake Tritonis)
  • With: Athene Zeus
  • “They say moreover that Athene is the daughter of Poseidon and of the lake Tritonis, and that she had some cause of complaint against her father and therefore gave herself to Zeus, and Zeus made her his own daughter.”
• The Libyans dwelling around the lake sacrificed to Athene and Poseidon.(Book 4 · §180–188 · 📍 lake Tritonis)
  • With: Athene
  • “those who dwell round the lake Tritonis sacrifice most of all to Athene, and next to Triton and Poseidon.”

Book 4 · §180–188

• child: Athene (Athene is described as Poseidon's daughter.) “They say moreover that Athene is the daughter of Poseidon and of the lake Tritonis”
• with Athene (Athene is said to have a grievance against Poseidon.) “she had some cause of complaint against her father”

Book 8 · §56–64

• rivals with Athene “Poseidon and Athene, when they contended for the land, set as witnesses of themselves.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Histories. Made with Rho MD.