Poseidon, chief of the water deities and second in power only to Zeus, carried a trident, with which he could shake the earth, call forth or dissipate storms, and the like. To impress Demeter, who ...

Poseidon: God of the Sea and Earthquakes In ... These sanctuaries also functioned as centers for festivals and rituals, which included sacrifices and processions. In regions like the Peloponnese ...

The vessel was used for ritual cleansing. The "Perirrhanterion ... walled wall that possibly marked the sacred district of ...