| Names: | Poseidon; Lat. Neptune. |
| Epithets: | Blue-curled; Earth-Shaker. |
| Powers: | King of the sea; storms; earthquakes. |
| Attributes and symbols: | Trident; chariot of horses. |
| Gifts to mortals: | Horse; some springs. |
| Origin: | Son of Cronus & Rhea (vomited by Cronus). |
| Loves: | Demeter; Ge; Medusa; Lapith girl Caenis changed into boy Caeneus; Amymone, one of the 50 daughters of Danaus; Aethra of Troezen, et al. |
| Spouse: | Amphitrite (Surf-wave); Lat. Salacia (Salty). |
| Children: | Triton (from Amphitrite); Orion; Pegasus (from Medusa); Bellerophon; Theseus (from Aethra); Giant Antaeus (from Ge); arrogant kings: Busiris; Amicus; Cycnus, et al. |
| Chosen people/ places: | Likes and often visits Ethiopians - Africa & Caucasus. Also, Attica; Corinth. |
| Pageant: | Tritons; dolphins; chariot of horses. |
| Allies/ favorites: | Pelops; Dioscuri; Argonauts. |
| Adversaries: | Athena; Minos; Cassiopeia (Ethiopian queen, mother of Andromeda). |
| Victims: | Hippolytus (son of Theseus); Medusa; Odysseus. |
| Notes: | Seems to be the high deity of the Minoan past: the name Poseidon
= Lord of Earth?
Occasionally, he objects Zeus' domination. |