Monday, September 27, 2010

Triton - Mermaid man



Triton is mythological Greek God,offspring of Poseidon and Amphitrite,the messenger of the sea.He was represented as half man,half fish with two tails.He had shells on his shouders,and horn in shape of a sea-shell with wich he commanded the sea waves to rise or to calm.Books often describe that he lived in golden palace in depths of sea with his parents.Often he was described riding horses or some sea monsters on the surface of the sea.He was carrying a trident like his father Poseidon and was foster parent to the goddess Athena.

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Theseus - Son of Aethra and Poseidon

According to the myth,Theseus's mother was Aethra,but he had two father's,Poseidon and Aegeus.Aethra was Aegeus's bride and on their wedding night she slept with him before she decided to go to the coast and rest.There she had intercourse with Poseidon.So Thesus has two father's,one mortal and other immortal.



"Minotaur"

Source: http://minos-the-minotaur-comic.dumbbum.net/minotaur-photo-album.php

Most familiar myth about Theseus is when king Minos decided to send 7 Athenian boys and 7 Athenian Girls to go to the labyrinth created by Dedalus to be eaten by Minotaur,half bull - half man beast.Theseus volunteered to slay the beast.After he founded Minotaur in labyrith they had a fight,Theseus won by stabbing the beast's throat and cutting his head off.

Poseidon God of Sea - Children

This is list of Poseidon's offsprings.Names of his offsprings mother are bolded.


Aethra

1. Theseus
Alope
1. Hippothoon
Amphitrite
1. Rhode
2. Triton
3. Benthesikyme
Amymone
1. Nauplius
Astypalaea
1. Ancaeus
2. Eurypylos
Canace
1. Aloeus
2. Epopeus
3. Hopelus
4. Nireus
5. Triopas
Celaeno
1. Lycus
Chione
1. Eumolpus
Chloris
1. Poriclymenus
Clieto
1. Atlas
2. Eymelus
3. Ampheres
4. Evaemon
5. Mneseus
6. Autochthon
7. Elasippus
8. Mestor
9. Azaes
10. Diaprepes
Demeter
1. Arion
2. Despoina
Europa
1. Euphemus
Euryale
1. Orion
Gaia
1. Antaeus
2. Charybdis
Halia
1. Rhode
Hiona
1. Hios
Hippothoe
1. Taphius
Iphimedia
1. Aloadae, giants Otus and Ephialtes
Libya
1. Belus
2. Agenor
3. Lelex
Lybie
1. Lamia
Melia
1. Amycus
Medusa
1. Pegasus
2. Chrysaor
Periboea
1. Nausithous
Satyrion
1. Taras
Thoosa
1. Polyphemus
Tyro
1. Neleus
2. Pelias
Unknown mother
1. Aon
2. Byzas
3. Cercyon
4. Cycnus
5. Evadne
6. Lotis
7. Rhodus
8. Sinis