Yes, in some myths, Poseidon was considered a traitor for joining a failed coup against his brother Zeus, though he also fought with the Greeks in the Trojan War, defying Zeus's orders, making him a complex figure who was both disloyal and a rebel against authority at different times, but often driven by ego and power struggles rather than pure villainy.
Poseidon is quite a wrathful god in mythology (he can be helpful at times, but in most stories he's involved because someone irks him, after which many innocents are caught up in his revenge, like the bull of Crete and Odysseus).
The Six Traitors Dynasty are a group of three Gods and three Goddesses in total six Gods consisting of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hera, Demeter and Hestia.
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, the god of the sea, is also on the side of the Greeks during the war. He arrives and secretly helps the Greeks even after Zeus has forbidden the gods from interfering in the war. Poseidon also plots with Hera to make sure the Greeks are the victors.
The Greek god of the ocean, Poseidon, fights against the Trojans in The Iliad because he's angry at the Trojan King Laemodon for taking advantage of Poseidon and failing to pay him for a year's worth of labor.
It is believed that Zeus is by far the strongest among the Big Three (a fact acclaimed in Percy Jackson's Greek Gods), due to possessing the Master Bolt as his weapon and being king of the gods.
Nerites: Sea-god, male lover of Poseidon, transformed into a shellfish after a dispute. Confirmed lover. 1 demi-god lover.
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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.
Apollo: The God of Bisexuality.
Poseidon was married to Amphitrite, a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, and they had a few children, most notably Triton, but like his brother Zeus, Poseidon had a tendency to pursue extramarital affairs.
1. Zeus or Jupiter. King of the gods is Zeus – or his Roman equivalent, Jupiter – who rules over Mount Olympus and is the god of thunder and lightning, as well as law and order.
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Poseidon then made a desperate attempt to escape and survive, but is unable to reach the edge and is grabbed by Kratos, who then proceeds to crush his eyes and finally break his neck, killing the sea god once and for all.
In Suffering, one of the sirens tells Odysseus that Scylla's lair is a place where Poseidon doesn't go, assuring that even he is scared to go there. Ironically, in some versions of the myths, Charybdis (a daughter of Poseidon) is the mother of Scylla.
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.
Hermes spirited the boy away to live with his aunt, Ino (one of his mother's sisters). Ino and her husband, Athamas, raised Dionysus as a girl to try to hide him from Hera's wrath, but Hera was not fooled and caused Ino to go mad. After several mishaps, Ino jumped into the sea, where she became the goddess Leucothea.
The ancient Greeks believed in arete—excellence in body, mind, and spirit. Training wasn't about isolated muscle groups; it was about functional movement and mastery. They ran, wrestled, climbed, carried, and fought. Instead of building vanity muscles, they trained for survival, competition, and honor.
The original story has Poseidon raping a girl called Caenis, after which he turns her into a man and a great warrior.
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 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.
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.
Apollo is the model of Greek male excellence in physical, intellectual and ethical terms. This model of masculine perfection was compatible with a sexuality beyond the limits of heterosexuality. Apollo, like other gods such as Zeus, had both male and female lovers in myth.
Hestia was regarded as one of the kindest and most compassionate amongst all the Gods. Perhaps the first example of a benign God or Goddess.