POSEIDON is the ancient Greek god who embodies primitive power—the power of the untamed, the brutal, the wild. His name, which has not yet been convincingly explained, occurs on clay tablets from Pylos dating from the period preceding the...

In Greek mythology, Poseidon (Greek: Ποσειδῶν; Latin: Neptūnus) was the god of the sea, as well as of horses and, as "Earth-Shaker," of earthquakes. The name of the sea-god Nethuns in Etruscan was adopted in Latin for Neptune in Roman...

The U.S. Navy has grounded 39 of its surveillance, anti-submarine planes due to concerns about possible structural failures in the wings.Ten of the four-engine propeller planes are currently deployed overseas, and Navy spokesman Cmdr. Jeff Davis said they will return to the U.S. for repairs...

It was tough enough in antiquity to be a sorceress, let alone the planet's most beautiful woman. In the postmodern world, you have to compete for attention with directors, too.Strauss' "Die Aegyptische Helena" ("The Egyptian Helen") returned to the Metropolitan Opera on Thursday night for...

Even when he takes a huge fall, Spider-Man comes out on top.Sony's "Spider-Man 3" took in $60 million in its second weekend, a hefty 60 percent drop from its record debut a week earlier but good enough to easily outdistance the competition and remain the...

By 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 25, four news vans, an immensely long red carpet and a gaggle of conspiracy theorists had gathered around the Ziegfeld Theater for the Tribeca Film Festival’s premiere of United 93. People calling themselves part of the 9/11 Truth Movement...

A fictional story describing Odyssey's struggle with Poseidon.

This essay talks about the history of Poseidon and some of his encounters with the mortals.

This essay explains the power that the Greek god, Poseidon had over the human race.