Myth

The myth of Poseidon includes his birth from his mother and father, which later he and his siblings would escape his father because of Zeus. According to "The Myths and Legends of Poseidon," "Legend tells us that Poseidon was eaten by his father but was later set free when his brother Zeus asked for help from the goddess Metis...A war ensued and Cyclopes made a magical trident for Poseidon that he used to defeat the elder gods and imprison them," (Mything Links). His trident was used to protect the sea realms, controlling  earthquakes, rivers, floods and droughts.