“The sea boils fiercely. The trembling waves obey me. They gallop and thunder like stallions upon the shore of grandmother Earth. I am Poseidon, earth shaker, ruler of the boundless sea, creator of storms, and swallower of ships” (pg. 5). The Titans have been defeated. Zeus and his brothers divide the Earth. Fittingly Poseidon inherits the sea. His mood now controls the waves and water, and like his brother Zeus, Poseidon likes to reproduce. This award winning graphic novel follows the legends of some of them. We are introduced to The Minotaur, Odysseus, and the terrible cyclopes Polyphemos. O'Connor uses a lot of greens and blues in all the illustrations to give the reader a feeling for the cool sea which Poseidon resides. His drawings help to tell a small part of Poseidon's life. Another notable thing about this novel is that while Greek Mythology may be considered fiction there are elements of non-fiction included, such as a fact sheet of Poseidon. Poseidon: Earth shaker and all the graphic novels in O'Connor's Olympians series would make an excellent supplement to lessons on Greek mythology, particularly those at the middle school level. Poseidon: Earth shaker was selected as one of the Great Graphic Novels for Teens in 2014.
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