the King of the gods and the husband of Hera. Zeus’ weapon is a lightening bolt and his symbol is an eagle as well as a man seated on a throne with a sceptre
Poseidon
Brother of Zeus and god of the seas. Poseidon was a very important god for sailors taking sea journeys. Poseidon features prominently in Greek Literature, siding with the Greeks in the Iliad due to the fact that he Trojans never paid him for helping to build their cit. However in the Odyssey Poseidon relentlessly pursues the Greek Odysseus after he blinded the Cyclops Polyphemus, Poseidons son. Poseidon was also a key god in the contest for Athens against Athena, which he lost. In art Poseidon is typically represented as a bearded man holding a trident