Poseidon Mini Collection

There are 4 colors in the The Gods Of Mount Olympus - Poseidon Mini Collection.

(Every mini collection comes with a scratch off ticket... every ticket is a winner! Prizes range from discount codes up to 50% off, giftcards up to $25, and free products including dip liquids sets) 

*Currently only available as a collection.

• Poseidon - an incredibly deep, beautiful, dark blue glitter dip powder. The dark blue represents the deep blue sea that Poseidon reined over. 
• God Of The Sea - a gorgeous aqua reflective shimmer dip powder, meant to represent the water Poseidon ruled over. Blue and green shimmer in an aqua base powder.
• Earth Shaker - an easy to apply, beautiful blue and green foil dip powder (3 dips gets full coverage - but 2 would do it also!) Poseidon was the god of the sea, and also the land, and would cause earthquakes if he was mad. The name of the dip powder and color relevance, is self-explanatory.
• Trident - a mix of antique gold and brilliant silver gives this glitter dip powder a gorgeous reflective finish. It's the perfect combination to resemble Poseidon’s gift from the cyclopes, as the trident was forged with metals from the pit of Tartarus.

The Story Of Poseidon

✨️ It has been said, so mythology goes...✨️

Poseidon was the God of the sea, earthquakes, and horses. He was often thought of as one of the most bad-tempered, moody, and greedy of the 12 Olympian gods. He was much like his brother Zeus in his lustful ways, and did not stay faithful to his wife Amphitrite, a sea-nymph. While they performed a dance on the isle of Naxos, Poseidon chose Amphitrite for his wife out of her 50-100 sisters. Amphitrite wanted to keep her virginity protected, so she rejected Poseidon’s marriage offer and fled to Atlas. Poseidon sent Delphin, a dolphin shaped sea daimon, to pursue her and get her to agree to marry him. Delpin was able to persuade Amphitrite in changing her mind, and so Poseidon rewarded Delphin by making him a constellation.

Poseidon is the creator of horses (most notably, the winged horse Pegasus), and the reason the Minotaur was created. King Minos was in competition with his brothers over the ruling of the island of Crete, and he prayed to Poseidon to send him a snow-white bull as a sign of the god's favor, in which he would sacrifice to Poseidon. After seeing the bull's beauty, Minos decided to keep the bull for himself, instead. Minos believed that the god would accept a substitute sacrifice, but Poseidon was not happy with the substitution. To punish Minos, Poseidon made Minos' wife Pasiphaë fall in love with the bull. Pasiphaë had the craftsman Daedalus fashion a hollow wooden cow, which she climbed into to mate with the bull. The monstrous Minotaur was the result. Pasiphaë nursed the Minotaur, but he grew in size and became ferocious. As the unnatural offspring of a woman and a beast, the Minotaur had no natural source of nourishment and thus devoured humans for sustenance. Minos, following advice from the oracle at Delphi, had Daedalus construct a gigantic Labyrinth to hold the Minotaur.

Poseidon fathered many children, with both mortal and immortal women, and willing and unwilling women. Demeter and Medusa are two of the most known stories of Poseidon's unwilling consorts. Demeter rejected his advances while she was mourning the loss of her daughter Persephone, and she turned herself into a mare to avoid him. Upon realizing he had been outwitted, he turned himself into a stallion and had his way with Demeter.

The story of Medusa varies. She was a priestess for Athena, and in order to be that, she had to vow a life of chastity. While some of the more popular versions of mythology claim Athena had cursed the beautiful maiden as punishment after Poseidon had his way with her in Athena's holy temple (since she could not punish the god for his behavior), other versions say Athena turned Medusa's hair into snakes after she was raped by Poseidon and sought Athena's council, so that Medusa could protect herself from all men, and would never feel helpless again.

Poseidon was one of the 12 Olympians on Mount Olympus. He ruled over the seas, but could also create earthquakes on land, thus earning him the title "earth-shaker". He was known to be vengeful when insulted, and sailors would pray to the Sea God for a safe voyage. He was gifted his trident from the cyclopes after they were released from the pit of Tartarus. Upon the end of the war with the Titans, Poseidon took his place on Mount Olympus as the god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses.

 Fun Facts About Poseidon

Poseidon was the god of the sea (and all water), earthquakes and horses.

Poseidon created horses.

The name Poseidon means "husband of the earth", or "lord of the earth". Often it's translated to just "husband".

He had a palace under the water, but he spent more time on Mount Olympus than his underwater palace.

Poseidon fought on the side of the Greeks during the Tojan war, but when Zeus made him step back, he complied.

He lost the competition when he and Athena competed over becoming the patron God over Athens, and was salty about it. His gift to the Athenians was a saltwater spring (some stories say his gift was a horse), and Athena created the olive tree. Since he lost, he sent a flood to punish the Athenians.

Some writers described his Trident as blue, and others described it as gold and silver. It had 3 prongs, and was often described as looking like a fish spear.

Poseidon used his trident to create earthquakes and hurricanes.

Poseidon is Percy's father in the Percy Jackson series