Poseidon
quoted 19 times by 6 works · as a person
also in the atlas: Poseidon the figure
Most often quoted — the words themselves, in quotation. The locus given for each is the passage in the quoting book; the harvest records no place inside what is quoted, and nothing here pretends to.
17 quoted · 2 reported
19 neutralin the voice of Zeus 4 , Hephaistos 2 , Hera 2 , Apollo 1 , Artemis 1 , Athena 1 , Hippolytus 1 , Iris 1 , Menelaos 1 , Polyphemus 1
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in the voice of Zeus
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Iliad Homer 7 neutral 7 citations
Zeus responds directly to Poseidon, authorizing the eventual destruction of the wall.
Surely when the Achaeans have gone home with their ships, you can shatter their wall and Ring it into the sea;
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in the voice of Hephaistos
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Odyssey Homer 6 neutral 6 citations
Hephaistos answers Poseidon with a direct refusal, questioning the value of his guarantee.
"Hephaistos," said Poseidon, "if Ares goes away without paying his damages, I will pay you myself.
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in the voice of Theseus
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Hippolytus Euripides 3 neutral 3 citations · 7 passages
Theseus's opening curse is a direct speech act addressed to Poseidon, invoking a divine promise to destroy his son.
O father Poseidon, once didst thou promise to fulfil three prayers of mine;
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in the voice of Menelaos
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Helen Euripides 1 neutral 1 citation
Within the Messenger's narration, Menelaos's prayer to Poseidon is rendered as his own direct words.
O Poseidon of the sea, who lives in the deep, and you holy daughters of Nereus, bring me and my wife safe and sound from here to Nauplia’s shore!
helen ¶ -
in the voice of the Thessalians
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The Histories Herodotus 1 neutral 1 citation
The Thessalian attribution of the Peneus's passage to Poseidon is presented as their reported claim, immediately weighed against Herodotus's own view.
Now the Thessalians say that Poseidon made the passage by which the Peneus flows.
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in the voice of Speaker
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Epigrams Homer 1 neutral 1 citation · 5 passages
The speaker directly addresses Poseidon with requests.
Give a fair wind and sight of safe return to the shipmen who speed and govern this ship.
epigrams ¶
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