Poseidon's treatment of his wife, the sea goddess Amphitrite, was complex: he pursued her relentlessly, eventually marrying her and making her queen of the sea, and while often depicted as somewhat loyal in his marital role compared to other gods, he still had numerous affairs and many children with other goddesses and mortals, though Amphitrite generally accepted these as part of his nature.
He is also in a slight sense more loyal to his wife, Amphitrite, in depictions because they are so commonly depicted together rather than him with a different woman in each picture. However, that does not mean that he was not with other women besides her because he was with approximately half a dozen other women.
In ancient Greek mythology, Amphitrite (/æmfɪˈtraɪtiː/; Ancient Greek: Ἀμφιτρίτη, romanized: Amphitrítē) was the goddess of the sea, the queen of the sea, and her consort is Poseidon.
Although Poseidon had a large host of lovers and many children by these women, he only had one official wife: Amphitrite, one of the Nereids. Poseidon and his wife had several offspring, including the well-known sea creature Triton.
This ability led Sally to catch a glimpse of Poseidon's trident on the beach one summer, giving her an instant conversation starter with the Greek god of the sea. Smitten by her intelligence and kindness, Poseidon still considers Sally one of his favorite mortals to this day.
Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson universe features prominent LGBTQ+ characters, most notably Nico di Angelo (gay) and Will Solace (bisexual), who become central to the series and star in their own book, The Sun and the Star, with other queer characters appearing across series like Alex Fierro (genderfluid) in Magnus Chase and bisexual Apollo, highlighting expanding diversity within the Riordanverse.
Ganymede, a beautiful Trojan young man, was aducted by Zeus to serve as his personal cupbearer and lover on mount Olympus among the other gods.
Yes, many Greek gods had male lovers, with the norm being bisexuality, though figures like Zeus (with Ganymede), Apollo (with Hyacinthus), Hermes, Dionysus, and the hero Heracles are famous examples, often involved in pederastic relationships or deep bonds that modern interpretation calls homosexual or bisexual. While gods like Ares, Hades, and Hephaestus had fewer or no male lovers, same-sex relationships were common across the pantheon, with Zeus often cited as the prime example of a powerful god with male paramours.
Poseidon claims Percy is his favorite son but he has at least two other good ones that have been just as Great: Thesus- Great King of Athens who slayed the minotaur (Posiedon's mistake) and did a bunch of other Heroic stuff.
The most prominent "four virgin goddesses" often refer to the Greek trio Artemis, Athena, and Hestia, known for their perpetual virginity and independence, with the fourth often being a more peripheral figure like Astraea, or sometimes a specific invocation like Diana (Roman equivalent) or Gefjon (Norse), though the core group is usually the three Olympians. They embody different aspects of feminine power, from the hunt (Artemis) and wisdom (Athena) to the hearth (Hestia).
Nerites: Sea-god, male lover of Poseidon, transformed into a shellfish after a dispute. Confirmed lover. 1 demi-god lover.
Psyche was a human princess who married Eros, the god of love. After proving her worth to Aphrodite, she became the Greek goddess of the Human Soul. Her Roman counterpart is Anima.
Much like Hades, Poseidon did not like Zeus being regarded as the supreme god. He felt that he should be equally as powerful, if not more so, than Zeus. Because of his envy, Poseidon would often plan ways to overthrow Zeus, making the king of the gods feel threatened by his brother.
Aphrodite: The Goddess of Love and Beauty. The relationship between Aphrodite and Poseidon is marked by her impatience and disdain towards him, and tension, lack of delicacy, and rudeness on his part.
The Pact of the Big Three was an oath made by the Big Three gods Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades, to no longer have demigod children because their children tend to possess too much power. However, Zeus and Poseidon failed to achieve this and bore Jason Grace and Thalia Grace as well as Percy Jackson respectively.
The relationship between Ares and Aphrodite could also cause problems for mortals, especially for those unlucky enough to find themselves in between the couple. For example, Ares had a secret affair with Eos, the goddess of the dawn, but was cursed by Aphrodite to be constantly in love when she found them together.
Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson universe features prominent LGBTQ+ characters, most notably Nico di Angelo (gay) and Will Solace (bisexual), who become central to the series and star in their own book, The Sun and the Star, with other queer characters appearing across series like Alex Fierro (genderfluid) in Magnus Chase and bisexual Apollo, highlighting expanding diversity within the Riordanverse.
Ares is the son of Zeus and Hera. He was disliked by both parents. He is the god of war. He is considered murderous and bloodstained but, also a coward.
Rick Riordan said if two demigods have a child, the child would be mortal. This makes no sense when you consider the fact that if two 1/2 black 1/2 white people have a child, the child would most likely also be 1/2 black 1/2 white.
As New Testament Scholar Daniel Kirk has pointed out, Christians today would do well by the tradition of the apostles and our current witness in the world to recognize that theological abstractions aside, God has already clearly embraced LGBTQ+ people into full communion, and it is now the church's responsibility to ...
The third and final chapter identifies asexual resonances in Athena and Artemis' mythos. Based on these resonances, this thesis recommends Athena and Artemis as additions to the asexual historical tradition.
The Birth and Origins of Dionysus
However, Hera, Zeus' wife, manipulated Semele into demanding Zeus reveal himself in his divine form. Unable to withstand his divine radiance, Semele perished, but Zeus managed to save their unborn child by sewing him into his thigh.
One day Apollo saw Coronis and became enamoured of her. He lay with her in her home, and consequently she became pregnant. One time when Apollo was away performing his godly duties, Coronis fell in love with Ischys, son of Elatus. Going against her father's warnings, she slept with him in secret.
But of the six females, three - Athena, Artemis and Hestia - are dedicated virgins, steadfast in their refusal to marry; while one- Zeus' consort Hera - is what might be called a semi-virgin, since she is able to renew her virginity annually by bathing in a sacred spring at Canathus, near Argos.
Orpheus and Eurydice
As time went by, he fell in love with and then married a beautiful woman named Eurydice. As so often happens In Greek mythology though, tragedy struck when Eurydice was bitten by a snake in the forest and died.