Poseidon

The god of the ocean, earthquakes, floods, and horses.

Epithets

• Asphalios: Securer of Safe Travel
• Basileus: King
• Ennosigaios: Shaker of the Earth
• Epoptês: Watcher
• Gaiêokhos: Holder of the Earth
• Hippios: Of the Horses
• Hippokourios: Horse-tender
• Pelagaios: Of the Sea
• Phytalmios: Plant Nurterer
• Prosklystios: He Who Dashes Against

Offerings

• Beef
• Myrrh
• Pine

Prayers and Hymns

“I begin to sing about Poseidon, the great god, mover of the earth and fruitless sea, god of the deep who is also lord of Helicon and wide Aegae. A two-fold office the gods allotted you, O Shaker of the Earth, to be a tamer of horses and a saviour of ships! Hail, Poseidon, Holder of the Earth, dark-haired lord! O blessed one, be kindly in heart and help those who voyage in ships!”

-Homeric Hymn to Poseidon