Poseidon
Zeus' brother (Roman Neptune),
master of the seas and god of earthquakes.
His main attribute is the trident, and
he is often represented on the prow of a ship or with a foot on a rock,
sometimes accompanied by dolphins. In other respects, his
physical appearance usually resembles that of his
brother - indeed, one of the finest Classical Greek bronze statues, discovered
off Cape Artemision in this century, still baffles the experts regarding its identity, as
the key object
the god is hurling - thunderbolt or trident - is missing. Perhaps, the very fact that
he emerged from the
sea seems to tip the scales to Poseidon, in a slight majority of opinions.