Poseidon’s trident, which holds the power of the seas, gives him the power to exhibit violence or calm the water with a mere stroke (Morford). Alongside his brothers, he had fought against the Titans in the Titanomachy, during which the Elder Cyclops forged the trident out of pure gold as a gift to Poseidon for helping them in their escape from Tartarus. After Cronus vomited up the omphalos stone and his children, which he devoured in order to stop the divine succession, his descendents joined forces to battle Cronos and the other Titans for supremacy (La Fond). In Greek mythology, Poseidon was a descendent of Cronus and Rhea. The trident is typically used to describe the weapon that characterizes Poseidon as the god of the sea.

He is also shown wearing his long, curly hair down and is garbed in a robe. This plaque is a depiction of Poseidon holding in his right hand a trident, which in Greek mythology, was forged by the Cyclopes.

The Corinthian plaque, by an unknown artist, displays an illustration of the Greek mythological figure, Poseidon, the lord of all waters and the god of earthquakes. Unknown artist, Corinthian Plaque: Poseidon with Trident, 550–525 BC, Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities in the Louvre in Paris

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