ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr Virginia Loh-Hagan is an author university professor former classroom teacher and curriculum designer She loves mermaids and sea animals She lives in San Diego with her very tall husband and very naughty dogs To learn more about her visit www virginialoh com Published in the United States of America by Cherry Lake Publishing Ann Arbor Michigan www cherrylakepublishing com Content Adviser Matthew Wellenbach Catholic Memorial School West Roxbury MA Reading Adviser Marla Conn MS Ed Literacy specialist Read-Ability Inc Book Designer Jen Wahi Photo Credits Miroslav Trifonov Shutterstock com 5 Samot Shutterstock com 6 Howard David Johnson 2016 8 graf istockphoto com 11 Galushko Sergey Shutterstock com 13 Aelice Shutterstock com 15 Kira Makohon Shutterstock com 17 tsuneomp Shutterstock com 19 Fer Gregory Shutterstock com 21 Katja Gerasimova Shutterstock com 22 Algol Shutterstock com 25 Zwiebackesser Shutterstock com 27 Sergei Afanasev Shutterstock com 29 Howard David Johnson 2016 Cover various art elements throughout shutterstock com Copyright 2017 by Cherry Lake Publishing All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher 45th Parallel Press is an imprint of Cherry Lake Publishing Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names Loh-Hagan Virginia author Title Poseidon by Virginia Loh-Hagan Description Ann Arbor Cherry Lake Publishing 2017 Series Gods and goddesses of the ancient world Includes bibliographical references and index Identifiers LCCN 2016031221 ISBN 9781634721332 hardcover ISBN 9781634722650 pbk ISBN 9781634721998 pdf ISBN 9781634723312 ebook Subjects LCSH Poseidon Greek deity Juvenile literature Gods Greek Juvenile literature Mythology Greek Juvenile literature Classification LCC BL820 N5 L64 2017 DDC 292 2 113 dc23 LC record available at https lccn loc gov 2016031221 Printed in the United States of America Corporate Graphics 2
3 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR 2 CHAPTER 1 Under the Sea 4 CHAPTER 2 Beyond Water 10 CHAPTER 3 Earth-Shaker 14 CHAPTER 4 Tridents and Chariots Oh My 20 CHAPTER 5 Beware of the Angry Sea-God 26 Did You Know 30 Consider This 31 Learn More 31 Glossary 32 Index 32
Who is Poseidon How was he born How did he get his wife Poseidon was a Greek god He was one of the 12 Olympians These gods were the rulers of the gods They lived on Mount Olympus Mount Olympus is in Greece It’s the highest mountain in Greece Poseidon’s parents were Cronus and Rhea They were Titans Titans were giant gods They had great strength They ruled until the Olympians took over Cronus was told that a son would take away his power So Cronus ate his children Poseidon was one of them 4 CHAPTER 1 UNDER THE SEA
Rhea hid one child Zeus Later Zeus came back He tricked Cronus He poisoned him Cronus threw up Poseidon and his other children Zeus led a war against the Titans Poseidon and his siblings won Siblings are brothers and sisters Mount Olympus was the meeting place of the gods 5
