The Myth of Poseidon, God of the Ocean

  The story of Poseidon is one of the most important ancient Greek myths. It tells how the Olympic gods defeated the Titans, commanded by Cronos, the supreme divinity at that time. After the triumph, the new deities shared out the world. Zeus was left with the sky, while the underworld was reserved for Hades, and Poseidon got the water. The Greeks thought that the earth was an element that floated on ‘primal waters’. For the same reason, the myth of Poseidon indicates that this god governed the telluric currents. He was also associated with certain mental disturbances as well…