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[[File:ACOD_Statue_of_Poseidon.jpg|thumb|250px|Statue depicting Poseidon and his trident]] | |||
'''Poseidon''' is a [[Greece|Greek]] god of the sea, [[horse]]s and earthquake, whose [[Rome|Roman]] counterpart is Neptune. He is regarded as one of the [[Twelve Olympians]], the major deities of the Greek pantheon. He is also the brother of [[Zeus]] and [[Hades]]. In Greek mythology, Poseidon was also said, with the [[nymph]] {{Wiki|Keroessa|Keroessa}}, to have fathered [[Byzas]], the founder of [[Constantinople|Byzantium]], which later came to be known as Constantinople.<ref name="ACR Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Constantinople]]</ref> | '''Poseidon''' is a [[Greece|Greek]] god of the sea, [[horse]]s and earthquake, whose [[Rome|Roman]] counterpart is Neptune. He is regarded as one of the [[Twelve Olympians]], the major deities of the Greek pantheon. He is also the brother of [[Zeus]] and [[Hades]]. In Greek mythology, Poseidon was also said, with the [[nymph]] {{Wiki|Keroessa|Keroessa}}, to have fathered [[Byzas]], the founder of [[Constantinople|Byzantium]], which later came to be known as Constantinople.<ref name="ACR Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Constantinople]]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 04:48, 18 October 2018
Poseidon is a Greek god of the sea, horses and earthquake, whose Roman counterpart is Neptune. He is regarded as one of the Twelve Olympians, the major deities of the Greek pantheon. He is also the brother of Zeus and Hades. In Greek mythology, Poseidon was also said, with the nymph Keroessa, to have fathered Byzas, the founder of Byzantium, which later came to be known as Constantinople.[1]
In 48 BCE, Poseidon was mentioned by Phoxidas during his time defending the Egyptian seas with Aya.[2]
Appearance
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (mentioned in Database entry only)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (Statue only)
Reference