Poseidon is a God of many names. He is most famous as the God of the sea. The son of Cronus and Rhea, Poseidon is one of six siblings who eventually divided the power of the world by lot. His brothers and sisters include: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades and Zeus. The division of the universe involved Poseidon and his brothers Zeus and Hades. Poseidon became ruler of the sea, Zeus ruled the Earth and the sky, and Hades drew the lot for the underworld. Other attributes of Poseidon are, that he is also the God of earthquakes and the God of horses. The symbols associated with Poseidon include dolphins, tridents, and three-pronged fish spears. Sailors relied on Poseidon for a safe voyage at sea. Many inhabitants drowned their horses in sacrifice of his honor. He lived on the ocean floor in a palace made of coral and gems and drove a chariot pulled by horses. However, Poseidon was a very moody divinity and his temperament could sometimes result in violence. When he was in a good mood, Poseidon created new lands in the water and calmed the sea, but when he was in a bad mood, Poseidon would strike the ground with a trident and cause earthquakes, ship wrecks, floods and drownings. Possibly because of the association between violent storms and the sea, Poseidon was often depicted in mythology as an angry, turbulent god. There are several myths in which the sea god reveals his terrible temper. For instance, Poseidon was relentless in his persecution of Odysseus after the hero blinded the god's son Polyphemus, details of this tale can be found in Homers Odyssey, which is an epic poem by this Greek poet. In addition, Poseidon was so furious with King Laomedon when he was denied payment for building the walls of Troy that the vengeful god sent a sea-monster to destroy the countryside as punishment. In addition to his reputation as a fighter, Poseidon was also a legendary lover, from his ill-fated affair with Medusa to his dalliance with his sister the Goddess Demeter. Poseidon proved that he could at times rival his notoriously promiscuous brother Zeus. Poseidon was married to Amphitrite, granddaughter of the Titan Oceanus. At first Poseidon courted Thetis the Nereid because she was beautiful and was already accustomed to the sea-depths. But when the respected Titan Themis prophesized that any son born to Thetis would be greater than his father, he wisely let her go and looked elsewhere for a wife. Next he approached Amphitrite, another Nereid who wanted nothing to do with Poseidon. For whatever reason, she did not like the God of the sea and fled to the Atlas Mountains in order to escape his advances. Not to be denied, Poseidon sent messengers all over the earth to look for her. Eventually, after much wandering, a man named Delphinus located Amphitrite and was so convincing in pleading Poseidon's case and his love for her, that at last she yielded and agreed to the marriage. Delphinus himself organized the wedding and it was a grand celebration. A grateful Poseidon set the image of Delphinus among the stars as a constellation, the Dolphin. The union of Poseidon and Amphitrite produced three children Triton, Rhode and Benthesicyme. But, like his brother Zeus, Poseidon wasn't a very faithful husband and engaged in numerous affairs with goddesses, nymphs, and even mortals. Understandably jealous, Amphitrite punished many of her husband's lovers, just as Hera did with her husband Zeus' lovers. She was particularly upset with Poseidon's infatuation with Scylla, the gorgeous daughter of Phorcys and was determined to punish her indiscretion. Amphitrite threw magical herbs into Scylla's bathing pool and when the woman took her bath, at once she transformed into a barking monster with six heads and twelve feet.                  Although reluctantly, Poseidon had to obey his brother Zeus' will and that is why the relationship between the two brothers was not always friendly. Together with Hera and Athena, Poseidon took part in the plot against Zeus, but they withdrew because of the threats of the giant Briareus. Therefore, the father of the gods did not favour Poseidon. He sent him with Apollo to serve the Trojan King Laomedon for a year to build the walls of Troy. However, Laomedon refused to give Poseidon the agreed salary, so Poseidon in revenge summoned a sea-monster which caused havoc among the Trojans. That was the beginning of Poseidon's aversion against the Trojans and explains why Poseidon was on the Greek side in the Trojan war. But at the beginning of the war, Poseidon could not accept the decision of the Greeks to fortify their camp by surrounding the ships with a wall, because he believed this would likely diminish the glory he had earned in building the walls of Troy. Therefore Zeus gave him permission to destroy and cover with sand, all of the walls built by mortals. The God Poseidon was known as Neptune in Roman mythology.