The Blood of the People
Long ago Zeus was pleasantly strolling through the gardens of Olympus. He was excited because the earth had never been so peaceful. Then all of the sudden, Hermes walked tensely up with disturbing news. "Hello Hermes," Zeus greeted him. "Hello Zeus, you seem in a pleasant mood," Hermes replied. "Yes, I don't think the earth has ever been this peaceful." "Oh, well that is just what I was coming to talk to you about." Hermes tensed, but continued, "don't kill the messenger but Poseidon wants to move Olympus underwater to Atlantis and become the king of the gods." "What!?" Zeus roared he was bright red and electricity was trickling around him like drops of water. "He says that more people worship him and that is why earth is so peaceful." "Hermes?" "Yes."
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I am just saying it doesn't really solve your problem." "They are still worshipping him more? Agh!" Zeus took a dramatic exit stage left and went down to the earth to see if what Hera had said was true. When he got there it appeared as a ghost town in his shrine but in Poseidon's temples it looked like they were giving away free chocolate. So he took all the people on earth that were worshipping Poseidon more and carved out a mountain to put them all in. Zeus looked down to see people weeping and crying for their families, looking for a way out. Then he flew away yelling behind him, "Shouldn't have worshipped him so much." Down in Atlantis Poseidon felt sorry for the people, after hearing all their prayers of mercy and help, rushed up to help as soon as he saw Zeus leave. The people were so glad to see him, shouting out with joy. They rushed to him holding their young, screaming for him to pull them out and back home. "No worries peasants I will help, my brother Zeus knows no mercy," Poseidon's voice was rising during his speech to reach the people in the back. "and I intend to show that mercy that he failed
He wanted to start a war, so he started a war with the gods. When the gods thought they have won, Odysseys gives them a wooden giant horse. When it was night time, the gods were celebrating the victory and when they were all sleeping Odysseys and his army sneaks out of the hours and kills the gods. When Odysseys won he said to the gods that he does not need you anymore. Little did he know that Poseidon was listening.
Perseus commences the quest ignorant to the perils and tribulations that lie ahead. Luckily, Hermes and Pallas Athena decide to
Zeus states, “We need to do something to raise the moral of the Greeks; their low moral will cause Greece to fall apart, and Persia
He spoke, “Son, we have to hide all our grief in our hearts. The Gods have designs beyond human understanding and the lots they spin for mortals, must suit their desires. Zeus has an urn filled with grief and poverty as well as pleasure and good fortune. With his great wisdom, which is vast, profound and incomprehensible to mortals, He selects from this urn, gifts and tosses them out for mortals to catch. At times and places, some catch bountiful crops, wealth, and longevity while others catch plague, famine and death. Even so, plethora for some may not endure while for others, hardship may turn
In one of his temper tantrums, Poseidon realized he was not happy with his ocean domain, and wanted to try and overthrow his brother, Zeus, and become king of the gods himself. Poseidon asked for help from Apollo, the god of light and music. Together, they bound Zeus with chains. Zeus had too much strength and power and freed himself very quickly. Zeus was furious with Apollo and Poseidon. As punishment, he sent them to work as laborers for Laomedon, the king of Troy, a city in what is now considered Turkey. Laomedon promised a very big reward if they could build a wall around the city of Troy. However, after they built the wall, Laomedon refused to honor his agreement and did not pay them for their work. In turn, Poseidon and Apollo sent a plague and a sea monster to destroy the city of Troy. (Gall.)
You killed Polyphemus; Poseidon has told all his sons that his death must be avenged. I shall avenge him - unless you do me a favor.” I was alone. My men could not help me; they were frozen in their own world. I could not fight him on my own without help from the gods.
captive by Trojan captors. As warrior Odyssey faced several challenges and Hermes was sent by Zeus to
Although Zeus is the greatest of the immortals and is able to control their actions, the other gods have distinct abilities that allow them to either help the Trojans or the Achaeans. Poseidon’s loyalty lies with the Achaeans; however, he decides to help out the Trojans by saving Aeneas. In my eyes, Poseidon is not a traitor and rather a responsible and compassionate immortal. Sometimes, moral obligations outweigh personal responsibilities. For example, as much as Zeus wants to save his son from his fated death, he does not allow for his personal desires to get in the way of his job of protecting the prophecy. Because the gods of Olympus are so involved in the war effort, the mortal warriors are aware of the intervention of the immortals at times. When paranormal and unexplainable activities occur on the battlefield, such as the disappearance of Aeneas, the warriors do not think much about it since they understand that the gods must have intervened. The personal connections many gods feel to the mortals results in their intervention in the Trojan
Odysseus is helped by Athena enormously in the last leg of his journey home to Ithaca, he has been punished for years by Poseidon for blinding his son, arguably undeserving punishment but punishment nonetheless. Poseidon’s vendetta against Odysseus displays
“Oh thank you, thank you, thank you lord Zeus” Pezzius exclaimed. “You know kid, I think you've got spunk and I’m going to go get this magical stuff back to Olympus.
“I will get revenge. Hephaestus traveled inside a volcano and thought of how to get rid of the lightning. He thought, “ If I stole the lightning bolt and disposed of it, it wouldn’t be worshiped any more.” He snuck up to Mount Olympus and snuck carefully to the throne room. Zeus was nowhere to be seen.
Once upon a time, a citizen of Greece was walking down a street. At the end of this street, there was a beggar. He was a young man, no older than 25. He wore dirty rags, and he was far too thin. The citizen of Greece had been sent out by Zeus to find a new cup-bearer, and upon greeting the young beggar, whose name was Ganymede, the citizen decided that he would be excellent for the job. He notified Zeus immediately, and Zeus asked him to bring the boy to him. When he met Ganymede, Zeus was impressed. He seemed like a perfect fit. Ganymede was made cup-bearer, and went everywhere with Zeus. However, Ganymede often had his head in the clouds, smelling flowers or petting rabbits along the way. He was often unfocused, and when he did pay attention,
Poseidon did not forget this act of rudeness from King Laomedon and during the Trojan War, Poseidon was “delighted to fight on the side of the Greeks” (Poseidon: Greek).
The next day was the day Poseidon, Zeus and Hades defeated the Titans. So Zeus threw a party for the gods and half-bloods, he also invited his girlfriend. The party was awesome, there was there was food, drinks, and dancing. When Hades showed up at the party everyone was like “What is he doing here.” For a moment everyone was scared and started panicking before Zeus calmed them down.
"Oh, beautiful and helpful, Calypso, I thank you for telling and warning me of this misery I must face, but I would not be a child of Zeus if I ran from my troubles and strayed from the path that the Fates have bestowed on to me."