How to Use Poseidon in a Sentence

Poseidon

noun
  • Did Grace and Hal plot to steal the Poseidon?
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Kate's secret lover — tells her that the Russians found the sub and took the Poseidon.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • People may not worship Poseidon anymore, but there’s plenty of stans for his son.
    Vulture, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Grace Penn can then show them to Trowbridge and prove that the Poseidon exists.
    Trish Deitch, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Poseidon’s son also encounters Odysseus and his men on their journey home.
    ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • However, the cyclops was a son of Poseidon, and this attack angered the sea god.
    Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • Sneak in a little time with the Greek gods at the Sanctuary of Poseidon.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Santa tells me clumps of anthracite will likely pile as high as Poseidon’s belly button.
    Brian T. Allen, National Review, 23 Dec. 2023
  • The United States has stolen The Poseidon.
    Samantha Highfill, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In Book 5, Poseidon sends a storm that shatters the boat that Odysseus was sailing in, alone.
    Chris Moody, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
  • It’s surrounded by a green forest with views of Poseidon’s Temple and the sea.
    Aileen Weintraub, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026
  • Just as Poseidon is the king of the seas, Pharrell is considered a king of at least two industries.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
  • Nearly two decades later, Poseidon is still seeking investors.
    Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
  • In the original epic, Odysseus and his men blind the cyclops Polyphemus, the son of Poseidon.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • Odysseus gets into trouble in the first place by insulting the gods, thus making an enemy of Poseidon.
    Jim Beckerman, USA Today, 16 July 2026
  • How Poseidon works is impressive.
    Akiko Katayama, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Zeus and Poseidon are at it again—one hurling thunderbolts, the other whipping the sea into a frenzy.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • And yet, nothing has properly prepared the son of Poseidon for the daunting quest that lies ahead in season 3.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026
  • There’s even a cool Poseidon Adventure moment with a tumbling grand piano.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2023
  • His father was Poseidon, god of the sea, and his mother was princess Euryale, who had a quite a reputation as a great hunter.
    Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
  • As revenge, Poseidon sends them far off course and uses his control of the seas to thwart Odysseus’ return to Ithaca.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • Poseidon’s Fury was on closure watch for years before finally being shut down for good in 2023.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2026
  • Once a target is confirmed, the Poseidon can engage it using lightweight torpedoes.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
  • Watching Abbie and Poseidon together, there was no denying that the pair looked exactly the same.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
  • The booms from the ice cracking sounded like a chorus of slamming doors, as if Poseidon had hundreds of surly teenagers living underwater with him.
    Robert Annis, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
  • But when she’s raped by Poseidon, god of the sea, Meddy’s banishment home as a snake-haired Gorgon forces her to seek a new purpose.
    Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
  • Harris sourced inspiration from the underworld as Hades, while his husband pulled from the deep blue and dressed as Poseidon, the god of the sea.
    Lydia Price, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Every year, the Poseidon Restaurant serves a heavy buffet to the participants.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
  • As Visit Greece explains, the myth behind the town is that it was founded by Nafplios, the son of Poseidon.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2023
  • In the end, Kate convinces the prime minister to bury both the sub and the Poseidon in concrete on the ocean floor, instead of it getting taken away.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025

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