Sea in culture sea nymphs whose parents were Nereus and Doris. The Tritons, sons of Poseidon, who were variously represented with the tails of fish or seahorses, formed Poseidon's retinue along with the Nereids. The mythic sea was further peopled by dangerous sea monsters such as Scylla. Poseidon himself had something of the shifting character of the sea, presiding not only over the sea, but also earthquakes, storms and horses. Neptune occupied a similar position in Roman mythology. Another Greek sea-god, Proteus, specifically embodies the domain of sea change, the adjectival form "protean" meaning mutable, able to assume many forms. Shakespeare makes use
Poseidon (short story) a tour of the sea. The short story consists of two paragraphs. The narrative perspective is not established and shifts between the paragraphs. An anonymous narrator tells the story, while an impersonal perspective by someone superior adds ironic comments. The second paragraph is dominated by Poseidon's dissatisfaction, but again he is not the narrator. Poseidon (short story) "Poseidon" (German: "Poseidon") is a small piece of prose of Franz Kafka, written in 1920. The sea god Poseidon is presented here as a disgruntled manager of the waters, which he does not really know. In the fall of 1920, Kafka broke away