zeus is the oldest of zeus poseidon and hades.
zeus is the oldest of zeus poseidon and hades.
who is the oldest of zeus poseidon and hades?
zeus
hades (aides, aidoneus, or haidês), the eldest son of the titans cronus and rhea; brother of zeus, poseidon, hera, demeter, and hestia, is the greek god of the underworld. when the three brothers divided the world between themselves, zeus received the heavens, poseidon the sea, and hades the underworld; the earth itself was divided between the three. therefore, while hades' responsibility was in the underworld, he was allowed to have power on earth as well. however, hades himself is rarely seen outside his domain, and to those on earth his intentions and personality are a mystery. in art and literature hades is depicted as stern and dignified, but not as a fierce torturer or devil-like. however, hades was considered the enemy to all life and was hated by both the gods and men; sacrifices and prayers did not appease him so mortals rarely tried. he was also not a tormenter of the dead, and sometimes considered the "zeus of the dead" because he was hospitable to them. due to his role as lord of the underworld and ruler of the dead, he was also known as zeus khthonios ("the infernal zeus" or "zeus of the lower world"). those who received punishment in tartarus were assigned by the other gods seeking vengeance. in greek society, many viewed hades as the least liked god and many gods even had an aversion towards him, and when people would sacrifice to hades, it would be if they wanted revenge on an enemy or something terrible to happen to them.
greek underworld
the trident of poseidon and his roman equivalent, neptune, has been their traditional divine attribute featured in many ancient depictions. in hesiod's account, poseidon's trident was crafted by the three cyclopes. according to robert graves, however, both poseidon's trident and zeus' thunderbolt were originally a sacred labrys, but later distinguished from each other when poseidon became god of the sea, while zeus claimed the right to the thunderbolt. in another view shared by friedrich wieseler, e. m. w. tillyard and several other researchers, poseidon's trident is a fish spear, typical for coast-dwelling greeks. in that sense it resembles the arrow-headed pronged fork, used by the mediterranean fishermen to catch eels. poseidon became particularly worshipped in coastal countries, where fish formed a basic commodity of trade. according to competing proposal by h. b. walters, poseidon's trident is derived from zeus' lotus sceptre, with poseidon being zeus in his marine aspect.
trident of poseidon