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{{Quote|Poseidon, god of the ocean. Thank you for watching over the Adrestia.|[[Mercenary|''Misthios'']] Kassandra, beholding a statue of the god, around 431 BCE}} | |||
[[File:ACOD_Statue_of_Poseidon.jpg|thumb|250px|Statue depicting Poseidon and his trident]] | [[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> | ||
{{Wiki|Amphitrite}}, wife of Poseidon and queen of the sea, birthed his other son [[Triton]], who had a conch shell to control the sea. | {{Wiki|Amphitrite}}, wife of Poseidon and queen of the sea, birthed his other son [[Triton]], who had a conch shell to control the sea. | ||
In 48 BCE, Poseidon was mentioned by [[Phoxidas]] during his time defending the [[Egypt]]ian seas with [[Aya]].<ref name="Ambush at Sea">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Ambush At Sea]]</ref> | In 48 BCE, Poseidon was mentioned by [[Phoxidas]] during his time defending the [[Egypt]]ian seas with [[Amunet|Aya]].<ref name="Ambush at Sea">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Ambush At Sea]]</ref> | ||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
Revision as of 20:05, 12 November 2018
- "Poseidon, god of the ocean. Thank you for watching over the Adrestia."
- ―Misthios Kassandra, beholding a statue of the god, around 431 BCE
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] Amphitrite, wife of Poseidon and queen of the sea, birthed his other son Triton, who had a conch shell to control the sea.
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