Quizzes - Poseidon

* Poseidon was Zeus' brother and controlled the seas with his trident. The trident was used for calming the waters as well as disrupting them. Aside from worrying about the waters doing dangerous things, what other reason did the Greeks have for seeking his intervention?
* Poseidon is sometimes said to have grown up on the island of Rhodes. Rhodes was the home of the Telchines. The Telchines were sons of the sea and, aside from being highly skilled craftsmen, they were also excellent what?
* Poseidon was born to Cronus and Rhea. Poseidon, in most accounts, was said to have been swallowed whole by his father, much like his brothers and sisters. Far fewer accounts say that he was saved by his mother, who fed Cronus something else in the place of Poseidon. What did Rhea feed Cronus?
* Prior to the Trojan War, Poseidon sent a sea monster to attack Troy. Why did Poseidon do this?
* Poseidon fathered many heroes, two of whom were the twins Pelias and Neleus. The mother of the children was Tyro. What about is true about Tyro that makes this affair special?