In the earliest poems, Poseidon is described as indeed equal to Zeus in dignity, but weaker. 644) the nurse of Poseidon bore the name of Arne when Cronos searched after his son, Arne is said to have declared that she knew not where he was, and from her the town of Arne was believed to have received its name.Īccording to others, again, he was brought up by the Telchines at the request of Rhea. 1.1.5, 2.1.)Īccording to others, he was concealed by Rhea, after his birth, among a flock of lambs, and his mother pretended to have given birth to a young horse, which she gave to Cronos to devour.Ī well in the neighbourhood of Mantineia, where this is said to have happened, was believed, from this circumstance, to have derived the name of the 'Lamb's Well,' or Arne.

Theog, 456.) Like his brothers and sisters, he was, after his birth, swallowed by his father Cronos, but thrown up again. He was accordingly a brother of Zeus, Hades, Hera, Hestia and Demeter, and it was determined by lot that he should rule over the sea. He was a son of Cronos and Rhea (whence he is called Κρόνιος and by Latin poets Saturnius, Pind. His name seems to be connected with πότος, πόντος and ποταμός, according to which he is the god of the fluid element. （ Ποσειδῶν), the god of the Mediterranean sea.

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