CHAPTER 1 ROUGH waters A ship sailed along the coast It was about to begin a long journey Suddenly Poseidon appeared He swung his trident Dark clouds filled the sky Poseidon is often shown holding a trident He used this weapon to control the sea 5
Greek ships could have both oars and sails The sails caught the wind 6
Huge waves rose from the ocean The men tried to keep sailing But the waves pushed their ship back toward land According to legend Poseidon could yell as loud as ten thousand men combined 7
