Neptune is not the name of the comedy trio, but the name of the Roman version of Poseidon, the god of the sea.
Let's take a look at Poseidon, the brother of Zeus, the main god of Greek mythology, and one of the 12 gods of Olympus!
From the birth of Poseidon to becoming the god of the sea
Poseidon is the son and second son of Cronus and Rhea, the same as the great gods Zeus, Hera, and Hestia.
As mentioned in Zeus's section, Cronus swallowed his newborns one after another for fear of being killed by his own.
Zeus, who escaped with a rare sum, gave Cronus a medicine and Poseidon succeeded in coming out of Cronus.
After that, he won the battle with Cronus and the Titans with Zeus and ruled the world with his eldest sons Hades and Zeus.
How Poseidon became the god of the sea depends on folklore, but in this blog I would like to adopt the most peaceful lottery theory.
Depending on the folklore, there is a story that the order of the brothers was reversed when fighting or coming out of Kronos.
Greek mythology has elements like "Momotaro" or "Urashima Taro" in Japan, so it is unavoidable that the content will differ depending on the tradition.
What kind of god is Poseidon?
In Greek mythology, it is one of the strongest gods comparable to Zeus, equipped with a three-pronged spear (Greek name:Triaina, English name:Trident) as his weapon, and can easily cause storms and tsunamis. It is very strong because it can split the earth in half or blow off mountains with its power.
Because of its strength, it is the origin of the names of various things, such as the origin of the world's largest "Neptun Okabuto".
↓ The photo is a stuffed Neptun wolf taken at the Insect Expo in the World of Sunmesse Nichinan. It was just bigger than the Japanese beetle.
Pegasus is a child of Medusa and Poseidon
(Rubens her Medusa's head)
Medusa is a very famous person who knows Greek mythology at all, but it is not well known that she was actually Poseidon's mistress.
It is famous that Pegasus, a horse with her wings, was born when Perseus defeated Medusa with the help of the gods, but in fact Medusa was pregnant with Poseidon's child at that time, so in fact Pegasus is a child of Poseidon.
By the way, Medusa was originally a very beautiful woman, but it was unpleasant that Poseidon persuaded Medusa to be the temple of Athena.
Athena is a goddess of fighting, and as you can see from the case of the Trojan War, she has a rather rough temperament.
However, she couldn't punish her uncle, Poseidon, so instead she turned Medusa into an ugly figure and cursed her to stone the person who saw her face.
Medusa is the youngest sister of the three Gorgon sisters, and when her sisters protest this, Athena transforms her sisters into a similar figure.
In addition, the neck of Medusa cut by Perseus will be incorporated into her favorite shield Aegis by Athena, but Athena-sama is not too terrible ...
It's as if only an office lady who had an affair with her boss would be punished. ..
Perhaps this is the cause, Athena and Poseidon are not very close to each other, and they often collide with each other, and there are even painters who have drawn such a thing.
(Conflict between Athena and Poseidon by Rene)
Poseidon, the terrifying god
Olympus 12 God is basically scary when angry. Zeus in the case of Prometheus is scary, but Poseidon is also pretty scary.
It is said that it was Poseidon who sank Atlantis, because the people of Atlantis fell and failed to believe in themselves. It is a story similar to Sodom and Gomorrah in the Old Testament, and may be one of the models of ancient mythology.
It is also said that Poseidon ordered Perseus' wife Andromeda to be a sacrifice for a giant whale.
Perseus kills his mistress Medusa is a nephew above his eyes that stones his subordinate giant whale.
Perhaps the most famous curse cast by Poseidon is the curse against Odyssey.
Homer's epic "Odyssey" killed Poseidon's child after the Trojan War and was unable to return to his homeland for 10 years. For this reason, spacecraft are often given the English name "Odyssey," but due to their horror and strength, warships and fighters are often given the name Neptune, which is an English reading.
In addition, Neptune, the planet of the solar system, is also "Neptune" in English, and it may have been correct to translate it as Neptune.
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