The gods allotted you two offices, 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! 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. ![]() One of the epithets of Poseidon was “earth-shaker.” Not named in this hymn is his role as god of earthquakes. ![]() He was understood to be the father of horses (with Demeter as mother) and he was in charge of everything that happened in and on the sea, including the activities of ships. This hymn to Poseidon, from the 7th century BCE, names two of his major spheres of influence: the sea and horses.
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