Editing Poseidon (section)

==== Rape and assault victims ====
[[File:Lakonian Black-Figure Kylix; detached fragments.jpg|thumb|left|240px|Bellerehron spears [[Chimera (mythology)|Chimera]] from underneath, while Pegasus strikes the monster with his hooves. Laconian Black Figure Kylix attributed to Boreads Painter, 570–565 B.C. [[J. Paul Getty Museum]] Malibu, California.]]

In an archaic myth, Poseidon once pursued [[Demeter]]. She spurned his advances, turning herself into a [[Mare (horse)|mare]] so that she could hide in a herd of horses; he saw through the deception and became a [[Horse|stallion]], captured and [[rape]]d her.<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], [http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-eng1:8.25.5 8.25.5]</ref> Their child was a [[horse]], Arion, which was capable of human speech.<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], [http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-eng1:8.25.7 8.25.7]</ref> 

According to [[Hesiod]]'s ''[[Theogony]]'', Poseidon "lay down in a soft meadow among spring flowers" with the [[Gorgon]] [[Medusa]] and two offspring, the winged horse [[Pegasus]] and the warrior [[Chrysaor]], were born when the hero [[Perseus]] cut off Medusa's head.<ref>''Theogony'' 270–281 (Most, [https://www.loebclassics.com/view/hesiod-theogony/2018/pb_LCL057.25.xml pp. 24, 25]), where Poseidon is referred to as the "dark-haired one".</ref>[[Ovid]] however says that Medusa was originally a very beautiful maiden whom Poseidon raped inside the temple of Athena. Athena, furious over the sacrilege, changed the beautiful girl into a monster.<ref>[[Ovid]], ''[[Metamorphoses]]'' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0028%3Abook%3D4%3Acard%3D706 4.794–803]</ref> Elsewhere in the ''[[Metamorphoses]]'', Ovid says that Poseidon seduced Medusa in the form of a bird.<ref>[[Ovid]], ''[[Metamorphoses]]'' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0028%3Abook%3D6%3Acard%3D87 6.134]</ref>

When Zeus fell in love and pursued the goddess [[Asteria]], she transformed into a quail and flung herself into the sea to escape being raped by him. Poseidon then, equally rapacious, picked up the chase where Zeus had left it and chased Asteria with the aim to force himself on her, so Asteria had to transform for a second time to save herself, this time into a small rocky island named [[Delos]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kramer Richards |first1=Arlene |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VUdaDwAAQBAJ |title=Myths of Mighty Women: Their Application in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy |last2=Spira |first2=Lucille |date=2015 |publisher=Karnac Books Ltd. |isbn=9781782203049 |location=New York, NY |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=VUdaDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT80 80]}}</ref>[[File:Lattanzio Gambara (c. 1530-Brescia 1574) - Neptune and Caenis - RCIN 401218 - Royal Collection.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Lattanzio Gambara (c. 1530-Brescia 1574) - Poseidon-Neptune and Caenis]]One day, Poseidon spotted [[Caeneus|Caenis]] walking by the seashore, caught her and raped her. Having enjoyed her greatly, he offered her a wish, any wish. Traumatized, Caenis wished to be transformed into a man, so that she would never experience assault again. Poseidon fulfilled her request and [[transsexualism|changed her into a male warrior]], who then took the name Caeneus.<ref>[[Ovid]], ''[[Metamorphoses]]'' [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0028%3Abook%3D12%3Acard%3D146 12.195-199]; [[Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)|Apollodorus]], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0022%3Atext%3DEpitome%3Abook%3DE%3Achapter%3D1%3Asection%3D22 Epitome.1.22]</ref>

A mortal woman named [[Tyro]] was married to [[Cretheus]] (with whom she had one son, [[Aeson]]), but loved [[Enipeus (mythology)|Enipeus]], a [[Water deity|river god]]. She pursued Enipeus, who refused her advances. One day, Poseidon, filled with lust for Tyro, disguised himself as Enipeus, and from their union were born the heroes [[Pelias]] and [[Neleus]], twin boys.<ref>Smith, [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0104%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DT%3Aentry+group%3D26%3Aentry%3Dtyro-bio-1 s.v. Tyro]</ref>

Another time Poseidon once fell in love with a Phocian woman, [[Corone (crow)|Corone]], the daughter of [[Coronaeus]] as she was walking along the shore. He attempted to court her, but she rejected him, and ran away. Poseidon then chased her down with the aim to rape her. Athena, witnessing all that, took pity in the girl and changed her into a crow.<ref>[[Ovid]], ''[[Metamorphoses]]'' 2.569-88</ref>