An Immortal Greeting

Greetings mortals. I am Poseidon, son of the great Titans Cronus and Rhea; god of the sea, earthquakes, bulls, horses and seaweed. I love the sea, its beauty, tranquility, and all of the adventures I get to experience while ruling this vast blue majesty. I love the power I have - the feeling it gives me as it rushes through my body.  When something angers me, I can hit the earth with my trident and split it wide open. That is why one of my titles is “Earth Shaker”. When I am in a good mood, I can stretch out my hand and cause new lands to rise out of the seas.  For example, I created the island of Delos where Artemis and Apollo, the twin children of Zeus and Leto, were born.

I live in a great palace at the bottom of the sea, but I spend a considerable amount of time away from home travelling.  Much of my time is spent up on Mount Olympus with my brother Zeus, his wife - my sister - Hera, and most of the other Olympian gods.  Zeus and I do not get along very well.  In fact, the two of us and our brother Hades have one of the world’s greatest rivalries.  Sometimes our quarrels get messy and cause problems.  I’m not a big fan of my brothers, or my niece Athena for that matter.

My hobbies include using my trident on warships and changing the tides. Perhaps one of my favorite activities is racing the waves with my snow white horses.  In fact, I happen to be the god who created horses. I enjoy making love to random women (some a lot more than others).  In that way I am similar to my brother Zeus.  The only problem is that my wife Amphitrite fumes in extreme jealous when I am disloyal to her.  

Generally, I am friendly to those who don’t get on my bad side. Basically, don’t mess with me, and you won’t have to see me when I’m angry.  There have been people in the past who have made me angry - very angry - one of whom was Odysseus. Thoosa, a sea nymph, and I were the parents of Polyphemos, the Cyclops.  The wicked Odysseus blinded our beloved son by piercing his only eye.  To avenge this crime, I will do everything in my power to prevent Odysseus from reaching his home and family in Ithaca.  I capsized his ship as he journeyed home from Troy.  Sadly all on the ship but perished except from him! That wicked Odysseus ended up on Ogygia with Calypso for seven years.  Then my ridiculous brother sent his son to tell Calypso to release him.  Off he sailed to Ithaca while I was in Ethiopia. Fortunately, I found out in time and managed to capsize his vessel after 18 days.

I hate that he and his son dream of seeing one another again.  My poor Polythemos will never be able to see me thanks to that evil mortal!  As I mentioned before, my niece Athena and I have a very bad relationship.  It angers me that she is making every effort to help Odysseus and bring him home to Ithaca safely.  It is as if she wants me to be angry. So far, it has worked very well, almost too well. I am angry. Very, very angry...