The third brother, Poseidon, received the kingdom of the waters. He lived into a palace beneath the sea and he drove his coach pulled by horses with a golden mane. His trident sank ships, and stirred up storms, earthquakes and sea-quakes from which could rise even new islands. He made rise, for example, the Sporadi Islands and opened the Straits of Messina. While gods quarrelled about the Troian war, Poseidon, who was angry, gave a blow so strong with his trident that Hades jumped out of his throne shouting, as he feared that the Underworld ceiling collapsed, letting in the sun light which he detested.
