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Your Guide To The Greek Gods
Poseidon

The Romans called him: Neptune

Not to be confused with: The upside-down cruise ship

Rank: God of the Sea

Played by: Kevin McKidd (Percy); Danny Huston (Clash)

Zeus, Hades and Poseidon divided the world between them. Zeus got the sky and the air, Hades the underworld and Poseidon the seas (Gaia kept the land). That's a win for Poseidon as far as we're concerned, but he still spent most of his time arguing with the other gods and jealously guarding his domain, putting aside old grudges (at the Trojans, say) when Hera tried to sink their ship without his say-so. He'll play a big role in both films however, particular in Percy Jackson where he is the hero's dad (that would be a spoiler for the book, but is pretty much given away in the film's trailer).

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Your Comments
1 Apollos
Posted on Monday February 8, 2010, 15:02 by kurum
Not to be confused with Apollo Creed neither. Read More
2 Medusa
Posted on Monday February 1, 2010, 12:50 by Andrew Thorne
She wasnt a god she was just a normal human punished by the gods Read More
3 Nina Young
Posted on Sunday January 31, 2010, 12:28 by Rositamay
Empire, the picture you have used of 'Nina Young' is infact a younger actress called Nina Dobrev.... Read More
4 Greek Gods
Posted on Friday January 29, 2010, 18:29 by hayhaven
Sean Bean as Zeus? Perfect. Looking forward to Percy Jackson... Read More

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