Ice Poseidon Live vlogs, travel, and adventure. Cx Clips is the official Cx Network Highlights channel, please make sure to subscribe to get daily highlights from Ice Poseidon and the Cx Community. Poseidon saved Amymone from a satyr. His primary means of transportation was a chariot pulled by horses. Poseidon assisted the Greeks in the Trojan war. However, Zeus commanded him to withdraw from the battlefield, and he reluctantly obeyed. His grudge against Odysseus is one theme in the Odyssey. Poseidon was the husband of Amphitrite, a Nereid.
Sierra Entertainment is a software label which publishes games from indie developers. Founded in 1980 by Ken and Roberta Williams, it developed and published a large variety of video games, including a number of best-selling games and series, for various platforms between 1980 and 2008. After 2004, Sierra developed no new games but worked strictly as a publisher. In 2014, the brand was resurrected as an indie publisher by owners Activision Blizzard.
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Title | System | Release date | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | Ref(s) |
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Mystery House[a] | Apple II | 1980 | On-Line Systems | On-Line Systems | |
Wizard and the Princess | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, PCjr, FM-7, PC-88, PC-98 | 1980 | On-Line Systems | On-Line Systems | |
Mission Asteroid | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 | 1980 | On-Line Systems | On-Line Systems | |
Crossfire | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, VIC-20, PCjr, MS-DOS | 1981 | Jay Sullivan | Sierra On-Line | |
Jawbreaker[b] | Atari 8-bit, Apple II, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Atari 2600 | 1981 | On-line Systems | On-line Systems, Tigervision (Atari 2600) | |
Laf Pack | Apple II | 1981 | On-Line Systems | On-Line Systems | |
Lunar Leepers | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, VIC-20 | 1981 | Syndein Systems | Sierra On-Line | |
Softporn Adventure | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, MS-DOS | 1981 | On-Line Systems | On-Line Systems | |
Threshold | Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, Thomson MO, Thomson TO, VIC-20 | 1981 | On-Line Systems | On-Line Systems | |
Ulysses and the Golden Fleece | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MS-DOS | 1981 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Cannonball Blitz[c] | Apple II, TI-99/4A, VIC-20 | 1982 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Cranston Manor | Apple II, FM-7, PC-88, PC-98 | 1982 | On-Line Systems | On-Line Systems | |
Dragon's Keep | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MS-DOS | 1982 | SunnySide Soft | Sierra On-Line | |
Frogger | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, MS-DOS | 1982 | Konami Industry Co. Ltd. | Sierra On-Line | |
Time Zone | Apple II | 1982 | On-Line Systems | On-Line Systems | |
Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Macintosh | 1982 | Richard Garriott | Sierra On-Line | |
The Dark Crystal[d] | Apple II, Atari 8-bit | 1983 | Sierra On-Line | SierraVenture | |
Apple Cider Spider | Apple II, Commodore 64 | 1983 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
B.C.'s Quest for Tires | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, MSX, ZX Spectrum | 1983 | Sydney Development | Sierra On-Line | |
Bop-A-Bet | Apple II | 1983 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Mine Shaft | Apple II, MS-DOS | 1983 | Sierra On-Line | IBM | |
Mr. Cool[e] | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MS-DOS | 1983 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Oil's Well[f] | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, ColecoVision, MS-DOS, MSX, Sharp X1 | 1983 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Sammy Lightfoot | Apple II, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, MS-DOS | 1983 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Troll's Tale | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MS-DOS | 1983 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown | Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Macintosh, Sega Master System | July 1983 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Ultima: Escape from Mt. Drash | Commodore VIC-20 | 1983 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
B.C. II: Grog's Revenge | Commodore 64, ColecoVision, MSX, ZX Spectrum | 1984 | Sydney Development | Sierra On-Line | |
Donald Duck's Playground | Amiga, Atari ST, Apple II, Commodore 64, PCjr, MS-DOS | 1984 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Learning with FuzzyWOMP | Apple II | 1984 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Mickey's Space Adventure | MS-DOS, Macintosh, Apple II, Commodore 64, TRS-80 | 1984 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Sierra Championship Boxing | Apple II, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Macintosh | 1984 | Evryware | Sierra On-Line | |
Winnie the Pooh in the Hundred Acre Wood | Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS | 1984 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Learning With the Leeper | Atari 8-bit, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum | 1984 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Wizard of ID's WizType[g] | Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, MS-DOS | 1984 | Sydney Development | Sierra On-Line | |
King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne | MS-DOS, Macintosh, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Amiga, Atari ST, PCjr, Tandy 1000 | May 1985 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Wrath of Denethenor | Apple II, Commodore 64 | 1986 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
The Black Cauldron | MS-DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Tandy 1000 | 1986 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human | MS-DOS, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Amiga, Atari ST, Macintosh, Tandy Color Computer 3 | October 1, 1986 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter | MS-DOS, Macintosh, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Amiga, Atari ST | October 1986 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
3-D Helicopter Simulator | MS-DOS | 1987 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards | MS-DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Macintosh, Atari ST, Tandy Color Computer 3 | July 5, 1987 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel | Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Macintosh | 1987 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Mixed-Up Mother Goose | Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, MS-DOS | 1987 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Space Quest II: Vohaul's Revenge | MS-DOS, Macintosh, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Amiga, Atari ST | November 14, 1987 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Thexder | Apple II, Apple IIGS | 1987 | Game Arts | Sierra On-Line | |
Gold Rush! | MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Macintosh, Apple II, Apple IIGS | 1988 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella | MS-DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST | September 1988 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places) | MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Apple IIGS | October 1988 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Manhunter: New York | MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Apple IIGS, Tandy 1000 | November 1988 | Evryware | Sierra On-Line | |
Police Quest II: The Vengeance | MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, NEC PC-9801 | 1988 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Silpheed | Apple IIGS, MS-DOS, TRS-80 | 1988 | Game Arts | Sierra On-Line | |
Codename: ICEMAN | MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST | 1989 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
The Colonel's Bequest | Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS | October 1989 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero | MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, NEC PC-9801, Macintosh | October 1989 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Hoyle's Official Book of Games: Volume 1 | MS-DOS, Macintosh, Amiga, Atari ST | 1989 | Sierra Entertainment | Sierra Entertainment | |
Leisure Suit Larry III: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals | MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Apple IIGS | November 1989 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Manhunter 2: San Francisco | MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Macintosh | 1989 | Evryware | Sierra On-Line | |
Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon | MS-DOS, Macintosh, Amiga, Atari ST | March 24, 1989 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail | MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST | 1990 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Fire Hawk: Thexder The Second Contact | MS-DOS | 1990 | Game Arts | Sierra On-Line | |
Hoyle's Official Book of Games: Volume 2 | MS-DOS, Macintosh, Amiga, Atari ST | 1990 | Sierra Entertainment | Sierra Entertainment | |
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown (SCI remake) | Amiga, MS-DOS | September 19, 1990 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! | MS-DOS, NES, Macintosh, Amiga, FM Towns, Tandy Memorex VIS, NEC PC-9801, Windows 3.x | November 9, 1990 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Oil's Well (remake) | MS-DOS | 1990 | Banana Development | Sierra On-Line | |
Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire | MS-DOS, Amiga | 1990 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Red Baron | Amiga, MS-DOS, Macintosh | 1990 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Rise of the Dragon | Amiga, MS-DOS, Macintosh, Sega CD | 1990 | Dynamix, Game Arts (Sega CD) | Sierra On-Line | |
Sorcerian | MS-DOS | 1990 | Nihon Falcom | Sierra On-Line | |
Zeliard | NEC PC-8801, Sharp X1, MS-DOS | 1990 | Game Arts | Game Arts, Sierra On-Line (Overseas) | |
The Adventures of Willy Beamish | Amiga, MS-DOS, Macintosh, Sega CD | 1991 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Castle of Dr. Brain | Amiga, MS-DOS, Macintosh, NEC PC-9801 | 1991 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood | MS-DOS, Amiga | 1991 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus | MS-DOS | 1991 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Gobliiins | Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Macintosh | 1991 | Coktel Vision | Coktel Vision, Sierra On-Line | |
Heart of China | Amiga, MS-DOS, Macintosh | 1991 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Hoyle's Official Book of Games: Volume 3 | MS-DOS, Amiga | 1991 | Sierra Entertainment | Sierra Entertainment | |
Jones in the Fast Lane | MS-DOS | 1991 | Sierra Entertainment | Sierra Entertainment | |
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards (SCI remake) | Amiga, MS-DOS, Macintosh | July 1991 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work | MS-DOS, Amiga, Macintosh, Windows | September 7, 1991 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Mixed-Up Fairy Tales | MS-DOS | 1991 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Nova 9: The Return of Gir Draxon | Amiga, MS-DOS | 1991 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Police Quest III: The Kindred | Amiga, MS-DOS | 1991 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Mixed-Up Mother Goose (SCI remake) | Amiga, MS-DOS | 1991 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Mixed-Up Mother Goose (VGA remake) | Amiga, MS-DOS, FM Towns, Windows 3.x | 1991 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers | MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, Macintosh, Amiga, NEC PC-9801 | March 4, 1991 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter (SCI remake) | MS-DOS, Macintosh, Amiga | August 20, 1991 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Stellar 7 (remake of 1982 non-Sierra version) | Amiga, MS-DOS, Macintosh | 1991 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Red Baron: Mission Builder | MS-DOS | 1991 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Aces of the Pacific | MS-DOS, Amiga | 1992 | Dynamix | Sierra Entertainment | |
Air Bucks | Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS | 1992 | Impressions Games | Sierra On-Line | |
Caesar | Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS | October 12, 1992 | Impressions Games | Sierra On-Line | |
The Dagger of Amon Ra | MS-DOS, Windows, Windows 3.x | 1992 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
The Incredible Machine | MS-DOS, FM Towns, Macintosh, PC-98, 3DO | 1992 | Jeff Tunnell Productions | Sierra On-Line | |
Front Page Sports Football | MS-DOS | 1992 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon | Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS | 1992 | Coktel Vision | Sierra On-Line | |
The Island of Dr. Brain | MS-DOS | 1992 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow | MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, Macintosh, Amiga | October 13, 1992 | Sierra On-Line, Revolution Software (Amiga) | Sierra On-Line | |
Mega Math | MS-DOS | 1992 | Jeff Tunnell Productions | Sierra On-Line | |
Police Quest I: In Pursuit of the Death Angel (SCI Remake) | MS-DOS | 1992 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Quarky & Quaysoo's Turbo Science | MS-DOS | 1992 | Jeff Tunnell Productions | Sierra On-Line | |
Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero (SCI Remake) | MS-DOS, Macintosh | 1992 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Quest for Glory III: Wages of War | MS-DOS | August 1992 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Shadow of Yserbius | MS-DOS | 1992 | Ybarra Productions | Sierra On-Line | |
Take a Break! Crosswords | Macintosh, Windows 3.x | 1992 | Dynamix, N8 Productions | Sierra On-Line | |
WWII: 1946 | MS-DOS | 1992 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Crazy Nick's Picks - King Graham's Board Game Challenge | MS-DOS | 1993 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Crazy Nick's Picks - Parlor Games with Laura Bow | MS-DOS | 1993 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Alphabet Blocks | Windows 3.x | 1993 | Bright Star Technology | Sierra On-Line | |
Beginning Reading | Windows 3.x | 1993 | Bright Star Technology | Sierra On-Line | |
Ready, Set, Read | Windows 3.x | 1993 | Bright Star Technology | Sierra On-Line | |
Early Math | Windows 3.x | 1993 | Bright Star Technology | Sierra On-Line | |
Kids' Typing | Windows 3.x, Macintosh | 1993 | Bright Star Technology | Sierra On-Line | |
Spelling Jungle | Macintosh, Windows 3.x | 1993 | Bright Star Technology | Sierra On-Line | |
Spelling Blizzard | Macintosh, Windows 3.x | 1993 | Bright Star Technology | Sierra On-Line | |
Aces Over Europe | MS-DOS | 1993 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Raymond E. Feist's Betrayal at Krondor | MS-DOS | June 22, 1993 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Police Quest IV: Open Season | MS-DOS, Macintosh, Windows 3.x | November 1993 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Detroit | MS-DOS, Amiga | 1993 | Impressions Games | Sierra On-Line | |
EcoQuest 2: Lost Secret of the Rainforest | MS-DOS, Windows 3.x | 1993 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Fates of Twinion | MS-DOS | 1993 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist | MS-DOS, Macintosh, Windows 3.x | 1993 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Goblins Quest 3 | Amiga, MS-DOS | 1993 | Coktel Vision | Sierra On-Line | |
Space Quest V: Roger Wilco in the Next Mutation | MS-DOS | February 5, 1993 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Inca | CD-i, MS-DOS | 1993 | Coktel Vision | Sierra On-Line | |
Inca II: Nations of Immortality | MS-DOS | 1993 | Coktel Vision | Sierra On-Line | |
Slater & Charlie Go Camping | MS-DOS, Macintosh | May 19, 1993 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
The Even More Incredible Machine | MS-DOS, Macintosh, Windows 3.x | 1993 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out! | MS-DOS, Windows, Windows 3.x, Macintosh | June 15, 1993 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Lost in Time | MS-DOS | 1993 | Coktel Vision | Sierra On-Line | |
Pepper's Adventures in Time | MS-DOS, Windows 3.x | 1993 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
The Prophecy | MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari ST | 1993 | Coktel Vision | Sierra On-Line | |
Quest for Glory: Shadows of Darkness | MS-DOS, Windows 3.x | December 1993 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Sid & Al's Incredible Toons | MS-DOS, Macintosh | 1993 | Jeff Tunnell Productions | Sierra On-Line | |
Take a Break! Pinball | Windows | 1993 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers | MS-DOS, Macintosh, Windows | December 17, 1993 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Aces of the Deep | MS-DOS | 1994 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Alien Legacy | MS-DOS | 1994 | Ybarra Productions | Sierra On-Line | |
Battle Bugs | PlayStation, MS-DOS | 1994 | Epyx | Sierra On-Line | |
The Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff and the Schnibble | Windows | 1994 | Coktel Vision | Sierra On-Line | |
Playtoons No. 1: Uncle Urchibald | Windows, MS-DOS | 1994 | Coktel Vision | Sierra On-Line | |
Playtoons No. 2: The Case of the Counterfeit Collaborator | Windows, MS-DOS | 1994 | Coktel Vision | Sierra On-Line | |
Front Page Sports: Baseball '94 | MS-DOS | 1994 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
The Incredible Machine 2 | MS-DOS, Macintosh, Windows, Windows 3.x | 1994 | Jeff Tunnell Productions | Sierra On-Line | |
The Lost Mind of Dr. Brain | Macintosh, Windows 3.x | 1994 | |||
The Incredible Toon Machine | Macintosh, Windows 3.x | 1994 | Jeff Tunnell Productions | Sierra On-Line | |
Lode Runner: The Legend Returns | MS-DOS, Macintosh, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Windows 3.x | 1994 | Presage Software | Sierra On-Line | |
Lords of the Realm | MS-DOS, Amiga, Windows | 1994 | Impressions Games | Sierra On-Line | |
Metaltech: Earthsiege | MS-DOS | July 1, 1994 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
NASCAR Racing | MS-DOS, Macintosh, PlayStation | 1994 | Papyrus Design Group | Sierra On-Line | |
Outpost | Windows 3.x, Macintosh | 1994 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride | MS-DOS, Windows, Macintosh | November 23, 1994 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
3-D Ultra Pinball | Macintosh, Windows, Windows 3.x | 1995 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Aces of the Deep Expansion Disk | 1995 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | ||
Hoyle Classic Games | Microsoft Windows, Macintosh | 1995 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Conqueror A.D. 1086 | MS-DOS, Windows | 1995 | Software Sorcery | Sierra On-Line | |
Police Quest: SWAT | Macintosh, Windows | November 30, 1995 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Front Page Sports: Football Pro '96 Season | MS-DOS, Windows, Windows 3.x | 1995 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within | MS-DOS, Macintosh, Windows | 1995 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
The Incredible Machine 3 | Windows, Macintosh | 1995 | Jeff Tunnell Productions | Sierra On-Line | |
Space Quest 6: The Spinal Frontier | MS-DOS, Windows, Macintosh | March 1995 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
The Last Dynasty | Windows | 1995 | Coktel Vision | Sierra On-Line | |
Lode Runner Online: The Mad Monks' Revenge | Windows, Macintosh | 1995 | Presage Software | Sierra On-Line | |
The Lost Mind of Dr. Brain | Macintosh, Windows 3.x | July 14, 1995 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Metaltech: Battledrome | MS-DOS | 1995 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Metaltech: Earthsiege - Expansion Pack | MS-DOS | 1995 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Mixed-Up Mother Goose (Deluxe remake) | Macintosh, Windows, Windows 3.x | 1991 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
NASCAR Track Pack | MS-DOS | 1995 | Papyrus Design Group | Sierra On-Line | |
Phantasmagoria | MS-DOS, Windows, Sega Saturn, Macintosh | August 24, 1995 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Playtoons No. 3: The Secret of the Castle | Windows, MS-DOS | 1995 | Coktel Vision | Sierra On-Line | |
Playtoons No. 4: The Mandarin Prince | Windows, MS-DOS | 1995 | Coktel Vision | Sierra On-Line | |
Playtoons No. 5: The Stone of Wakan | Windows, MS-DOS | 1995 | Coktel Vision | Sierra On-Line | |
Shivers | Macintosh, Windows | September 30, 1995 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-line | |
Thexder 95 | Windows | 1995 | Synergistic Software | Sierra On-Line | |
Torin's Passage | MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, Windows, Macintosh | October 31, 1995 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-line | |
Trophy Bass | Macintosh, Windows | 1995 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
You Don't Know Jack | Macintosh, PlayStation, Windows, Windows 3.x | 1995 | Berkeley Systems, Jellyvision Games | Sierra On-Line | |
3-D Ultra Pinball: Creep Night | Macintosh, Windows, Windows 3.x | 1996 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Silent Thunder | Windows | February 28, 1996 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
The Rise & Rule of Ancient Empires | Windows, Windows 3.x | March 18, 1996 | Impressions Games | Sierra On-Line | |
MissionForce: CyberStorm | Windows | May 31, 1996 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
The Time Warp of Dr. Brain | Windows, Windows 3.x, Macintosh | June 1, 1996 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Birthright: The Gorgon's Alliance | MS-DOS, Windows | July 31, 1996 | Synergistic Software | Sierra On-Line | |
Robert E. Lee: Civil War General | Windows | August 1996 | Impressions Games | Sierra On-Line | |
Caesar II | Macintosh, Windows, MS-DOS | September 4, 1996 | Impressions Games | Sierra On-Line | |
CART Racing | MS-DOS, Windows | 1996 | Papyrus Design Group | Sierra On-Line | |
CyberGladiators | Windows | 1996 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Earthsiege 2 | Windows | 1996 | Dynamix | Sierra Entertainment | |
Eat My Dust | Windows | 1996 | Davidson & Associates, Funnybone Interactive, Van Duyne Engineering | Sierra On-Line | |
Fast Attack: High Tech Submarine Warfare | MS-DOS | 1996 | Software Sorcery | Sierra On-Line | |
Flight | MS-DOS | 1996 | subLOGIC | Sierra On-Line | |
Front Page Sports: Trophy Bass 2 | Windows, Windows 3.x | 1996 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Power Chess | Windows | September 30, 1996 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Hoyle Bridge | Windows, Windows 3.x | 1996 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Hoyle Children's Collection | Windows, Windows 3.x | 1996 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Hoyle Solitaire | Macintosh, Windows, Windows 3.x | 1996 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Lighthouse: The Dark Being | MS-DOS, Windows, Macintosh | October 28, 1996 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Hunter Hunted | Windows | October 31, 1996 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
IndyCar Racing II | MS-DOS, Windows, Macintosh | 1996 | Papyrus Design Group | Sierra On-Line | |
Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail! | MS-DOS, Windows, Macintosh | October 31, 1996 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Lords of the Realm II | MS-DOS, Windows, Macintosh | October 31, 1996 | Impressions Games | Sierra On-Line | |
NASCAR Racing 2 | MS-DOS, Windows | 1996 | Papyrus Design Group | Sierra On-Line | |
Phantasmagoria II: A Puzzle of Flesh | MS-DOS, Windows | November 30, 1996 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Rama | MS-DOS, Windows, Macintosh, Playstation | November 1996 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
The Realm Online[h] | Windows | 1996 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Space Bucks | Windows 3.x | 1996 | Impressions Games | Sierra On-Line | |
Stay Tooned! | Windows, Macintosh | 1996 | Funnybone Interactive | Sierra On-Line | |
Total Meltdown | MS-DOS | 1996 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Urban Runner | MS-DOS, Windows | 1996 | Coktel Vision | Sierra On-Line | |
You Don't Know Jack XL (X-Tra Large) | Macintosh, Windows, Windows 3.x | 1996 | Berkeley Systems, Jellyvision Games | Sierra On-Line | |
3-D Ultra Minigolf | Windows, Windows 3.x | 1997 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
3-D Ultra Pinball: The Lost Continent | Windows, Windows 3.x, Macintosh | 1997 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Betrayal in Antara | Windows | July 31, 1997 | Sierra Entertainment | Sierra Entertainment | |
Front Page Sports: Baseball Pro '98 | Windows | 1997 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Front Page Sports: Golf | Windows | 1997 | Headgate Studios | Sierra On-Line | |
Front Page Sports: Trophy Rivers | Windows, Windows 3.x | 1997 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Grant, Lee, Sherman: Civil War Generals 2 | Windows | October 1997 | Impressions Games | Sierra On-Line | |
Red Baron II | Windows | October 30, 1997 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Diablo: Hellfire | Windows | November 24, 1997 | Synergistic Software | Sierra On-Line | |
Hoyle Poker | Windows, Windows 3.x | 1997 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Lords of Magic | Windows | November 30, 1997 | Impressions Games | Sierra On-Line | |
Lords of the Realm II: Siege Pack | Windows | 1997 | Impressions Games | Sierra On-Line | |
NASCAR Grand National Series Expansion Pack | MS-DOS | 1997 | Papyrus Design Group | Sierra On-Line | |
Outpost 2: Divided Destiny | Windows | 1997 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Red Baron: Mission Builder (Remake) | MS-DOS | 1997 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Shivers II: Harvest of Souls | Windows | 1997 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
SODA Off-Road Racing | Windows | 1997 | Software Allies | Sierra On-Line | |
You Don't Know Jack: Volume 3 | Macintosh, Windows, Windows 3.x | 1997 | Berkeley Systems, Jellyvision Games | Sierra On-Line | |
3-D Ultra NASCAR Pinball | Macintosh, Windows | 1998 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
After Dark Games | Windows, Windows 3.x, Macintosh | 1998 | Berkeley Systems | Sierra On-Line | |
Cyberstorm 2: Corporate Wars | Windows | May 31, 1998 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Dr. Brain Thinking Games: IQ Adventure | Windows | 1998 | Sierra On-Line | Knowledge Adventure | |
Dr. Brain Thinking Games: Puzzle Madness | Macintosh, Windows | 1998 | Sierra On-Line | Knowledge Adventure | |
Driver's Education '98 | Windows | 1998 | Dynamix | Sierra Entertainment | |
Police Quest: SWAT 2 | Windows | June 30, 1998 | Yosemite Entertainment | Sierra FX | |
Grand Prix Legends | Windows | 1998 | Papyrus Design Group | Sierra Sports | |
Half-Life | Windows, PlayStation 2, Macintosh, Linux | November 19, 1998 | Valve | Sierra Studios | |
Head Rush | Macintosh, Windows | 1998 | Berkeley Systems, Jellyvision Games | Sierra On-Line | |
Hoyle Classic Board Games | Windows | 1998 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Leisure Suit Larry's Casino | Windows | 1998 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Lords of Magic: Legends of Urak | Windows | 1998 | Impressions Games | Sierra On-Line | |
Caesar III | Macintosh, Windows | September 1998 | Impressions Games | Sierra Studios | |
Pro Pilot '99 | Windows | 1998 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire | Macintosh, Windows | 1998 | Yosemite Entertainment | Sierra FX | |
Raymond E. Feist's Return to Krondor | Windows | November 30, 1998 | PyroTechnix, 7th Level | Sierra Studios, Activision | |
Red Baron 3-D | Windows | 1998 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Starsiege: Tribes | Windows | November 30, 1998 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Ultimate Soccer Manager 98 | Windows | 1998 | Impressions Games | Sierra On-Line | |
Viper Racing | Windows | 1998 | Monster Games | Sierra Entertainment | |
You Don't Know Jack: The Irreverent Collection | Macintosh, Windows, Windows 3.x | 1998 | Berkeley Systems, Jellyvision Games | Sierra On-Line | |
You Don't Know Jack: Volume 4: The Ride | Macintosh, Windows | 1998 | Berkeley Systems, Jellyvision Games | Sierra On-Line | |
King's Quest: Mask of Eternity | Windows | December 1998 | Sierra Studios | Sierra Studios | |
3-D Ultra Pinball: Thrill Ride | Macintosh, Windows, Game Boy Color | 1999 | Dynamix, Left Field Productions (GBC) | Sierra On-Line | |
3D Ultra Radio Control Racers | Windows | 1999 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Austin Powers: Operation Trivia | Macintosh, Windows | 1999 | Berkeley Systems | Sierra On-Line | |
Curse You! Red Baron | Windows | 1999 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Field & Stream: Trophy Bass 3D | Windows | 1999 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned | Windows | 1999 | Sierra Studios | Sierra Studios | |
Half-Life: Adrenaline Pack | Windows | 1999 | Valve | Sierra On-Line | |
Half-Life: Initial Encounter | Windows | 1999 | Valve | Sierra Entertainment | |
Half-Life: Opposing Force | Windows | 1999 | Gearbox Software | Sierra On-Line | |
Half-Life: Uplink | Windows | 1999 | Valve | Sierra Entertainment | |
Homeworld | Windows | 1999 | Relic Entertainment | Sierra On-Line | |
Hoyle Card Games | Macintosh, Windows, Game Boy Color | 1999 | Sierra On-Line, Sandbox Studios (GBC) | Sierra On-Line | |
Hoyle Backgammon and Cribbage | Macintosh, Windows | 1999 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Racing | Windows | 1999 | Papyrus Design Group | Sierra On-Line | |
NASCAR Racing 1999 Edition | Windows | 1999 | Papyrus Design Group | Sierra On-Line | |
NASCAR Racing 3 | Windows | 1999 | Papyrus Design Group | Sierra On-Line | |
Starsiege | Windows | March 24, 1999 | Dynamix | Sierra Entertainment | |
Pharaoh | Windows | 1999 | Impressions Games | Sierra On-Line | |
SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle | Windows | 1999 | Sierra Northwest | Sierra Studios | |
Team Fortress Classic | Windows | 1999 | Valve | Sierra Entertainment | |
You Don't Know Jack: Offline | Macintosh, Windows | 1999 | Berkeley Systems, Jellyvision Games | Sierra On-Line | |
3-D Ultra Lionel Train Town Deluxe | Windows | 2000 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Cleopatra: Queen of the Nile | Windows | 2000 | BreakAway Games, Impressions Games | Sierra On-Line | |
Field & Stream: Trophy Bass 4 | Windows | 2000 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Field & Stream: Trophy Buck 'n Bass 2 | Windows | 2000 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
Field & Stream: Trophy Hunting 4 | Windows | 2000 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Ground Control | Windows | 2000 | Massive Entertainment | Sierra On-Line | |
Ground Control: Dark Conspiracy | Windows | 2000 | High Voltage Software, Massive Entertainment | Sierra On-Line | |
Gunman Chronicles | Windows | 2000 | Rewolf Entertainment | Sierra On-Line | |
Counter-Strike | Windows | 2000 | Valve | Sierra On-Line | |
Homeworld: Cataclysm | Windows | 2000 | Barking Dog Studios | Sierra On-Line | |
Hoyle Casino | Sega Dreamcast, Macintosh, Windows, Game Boy Color | 2000 | Sierra On-Line, Pulsar Interactive (GBC) | Sierra On-Line | |
Maximum Pool | Sega Dreamcast, Macintosh, Windows | 2000 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
NASCAR Acceleration Pack | Windows | 2000 | Papyrus Design Group | Sierra On-Line | |
PGA Championship Golf 2000 | Windows | 2000 | Headgate Studios | Sierra On-Line | |
Professional Bull Rider 2 | Windows | 2000 | Sierra On-Line | Sierra On-Line | |
RC Racers II | Windows | 2000 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
Return of the Incredible Machine: Contraptions | Macintosh, Windows | 2000 | Dynamix | Sierra On-Line | |
The Operative: No One Lives Forever | Macintosh, Windows, PlayStation 2 | 2000 | Monolith Productions | Fox Interactive, MacPlay (Mac OS X Version), Sierra Entertainment (PS2 Version) | |
You Don't Know Jack: 5th Dementia | Windows | 2000 | Jellyvision Games | Sierra On-Line | |
You Don't Know Jack: Louder! Faster! Funnier! | Macintosh, Windows | 2000 | Berkeley Systems, Jellyvision Games | Sierra On-Line | |
Zeus: Master of Olympus | Windows | 2000 | Impressions Games | Sierra On-Line | |
Poseidon: Master of Atlantis | Windows | 2001 | Impressions Games | Sierra Entertainment | |
Field & Stream: Trophy Hunting 5 | Windows | 2001 | Dynamix | Sierra Entertainment | |
NASCAR Racing 4 | Windows | 2001 | Papyrus Design Group | Sierra Entertainment | |
The $100,000 Pyramid | Windows | 2001 | Hypnotix | Sierra Entertainment | |
Empire Earth | Windows | 2001 | Stainless Steel Studios | Sierra Entertainment | |
Spyro: Season of Ice[i] | Game Boy Advance | 2001 | Digital Eclipse | Sierra Entertainment, Universal Interactive, Konami (JP Version only) | |
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex[j] | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, GameCube | 2001 | Traveller's Tales, Eurocom Entertainment Software (GameCube) | Sierra Entertainment, Universal Interactive, Konami (PS2 and JP Versions only) | |
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura | Windows | 2001 | Troika Games | Sierra Entertainment | |
Throne of Darkness | Windows | 2001 | Click Entertainment | Sierra Entertainment | |
NASCAR Racing 2002 Season | Macintosh, Windows | 2002 | Papyrus Design Group | Sierra Entertainment | |
Empire Earth: The Art of Conquest | Windows | 2002 | Mad Doc Software | Sierra Entertainment | |
Tribes: Aerial Assault | PlayStation 2 | 2002 | Inevitable Entertainment | Sierra Entertainment | |
Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure[k] | Game Boy Advance | 2002 | Vicarious Visions | Sierra Entertainment, Universal Interactive, Konami (JP Version only) | |
Spyro 2: Season of Flame[l] | Game Boy Advance | 2002 | Digital Eclipse | Sierra Entertainment, Universal Interactive | |
James Cameron's Dark Angel | PlayStation 2, Xbox | 2002 | Radical Entertainment | Sierra Entertainment, Fox Interactive | |
Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza | Windows | 2002 | Piranha Games | Sierra Entertainment, Fox Interactive | |
Die Hard: Vendetta | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox | 2002 | Bits Studios | Sierra Entertainment, Fox Interactive, NDA Productions (EU Version only) | |
Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom | Windows | 2002 | BreakAway Games, Impressions Games | Sierra Entertainment | |
Hoyle Casino Empire | Windows | 2002 | Sierra Entertainment, Encore Inc. | Sierra Entertainment | |
No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In H.A.R.M.'s Way | Windows | 2002 | Monolith Productions | Sierra Entertainment | |
NASCAR Racing 2003 Season | Macintosh, Windows | 2003 | Papyrus Design Group | Sierra Entertainment | |
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, GameCube | 2003 | Swingin' Ape Studios, Mass Media Inc. | Sierra Entertainment | |
Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced[m] | Game Boy Advance | 2003 | Vicarious Visions | Sierra Entertainment, Universal Interactive, Konami (JP Version only) | |
Homeworld 2 | Macintosh, Windows | 2003 | Relic Entertainment | Sierra Entertainment | |
Crash Nitro Kart[n] | Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, N-Gage, Mobile phone | 2003 | Vicarious Visions | Sierra Entertainment, Universal Interactive, Konami (JP Version only) | |
Contract J.A.C.K. | Windows | 2003 | Monolith Productions | Sierra Entertainment | |
The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring | Windows | 2003 | Liquid Entertainment | Sierra Entertainment | |
Hoyle Majestic Chess | Windows | 2003 | Fluent Entertainment | Sierra Entertainment | |
The Simpsons: Hit & Run | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows, GameCube | 2003 | Radical Entertainment | Sierra Entertainment, Fox Interactive | |
Lords of the Realm III | Windows | 2004 | Impressions Games | Sierra Entertainment | |
Evil Genius | Windows | 2004 | Elixir Studios | Sierra Entertainment | |
Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage | Game Boy Advance | 2004 | Vicarious Visions | Sierra Entertainment, Coktel Studio (PAL Version only) | |
Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy | Game Boy Advance | 2004 | Vicarious Visions | Sierra Entertainment, Coktel Studio (PAL Version only) | |
Crash Twinsanity | PlayStation 2, Xbox | 2004 | Traveller's Tales Oxford Studio | Sierra Entertainment | |
Spyro: A Hero's Tail[o] | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox | 2004 | Eurocom Entertainment Software | Sierra Entertainment | |
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude | Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Mobile phone | 2004 | High Voltage Software | Sierra Entertainment | |
Robots | PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox (console), Windows, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance | 2005 | Eurocom Entertainment Software (consoles and PC), Amaze Entertainment (GBA and NDS) | Vivendi Games, Fox Interactive | |
F.E.A.R. | Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 3 | 2005 | Monolith Productions | Vivendi Games | |
The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction | PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube | 2005 | Radical Entertainment | Vivendi Games | |
Crash Tag Team Racing | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation Portable | 2005 | Radical Entertainment | Vivendi Games | |
Spyro: Shadow Legacy | Nintendo DS | 2005 | Amaze Entertainment | Vivendi Games | |
SWAT 4 | Windows | 2005 | Irrational Games | Vivendi Games | |
3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures | Windows, Xbox 360 | 2006 | Wanako Games | Vivendi Games | |
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown | PlayStation 2, GameCube, Wii, Xbox, Windows, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS | 2006 | Eurocom | Vivendi Games | |
Crash Boom Bang! | Nintendo DS | 2006 | Dimps | Vivendi Games | |
Eragon | Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, Game Boy Advance | 2006 | Stormfront Studios (Xbox 360, Xbox, PC, and PS2), Amaze Entertainment (GBA, PSP, and NDS) | Vivendi Games | |
SWAT 4: The Stetchkov Syndicate | Windows | 2006 | Irrational Games | Vivendi Games | |
Caesar IV | Windows | 2006 | Tilted Mill Entertainment | Vivendi Games | |
The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning | PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance | 2006 | Krome Studios (consoles and GBA), Amaze Entertainment (NDS) | Vivendi Games | |
Scarface: The World Is Yours | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows, Wii | 2006 | Radical Entertainment | Vivendi Games | |
Assault Heroes | Xbox 360, Windows, PlayStation 3 | 2006 | Wanako Games | Vivendi Games | |
World in Conflict | Windows | 2007 | Massive Entertainment | Vivendi Games | |
The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night | Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, Wii | 2007 | Krome Studios (consoles), Amaze Entertainment (handhelds) | Vivendi Games | |
Crash of the Titans | PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Wii, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS | 2007 | Radical Entertainment (consoles), Amaze Entertainment (handhelds) | Vivendi Games | |
Battlestar Galactica | Windows, Xbox 360 | 2007 | Auran Games | Vivendi Games | |
TimeShift | Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 | 2007 | Saber Interactive | Vivendi Games | |
Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | PlayStation Portable | 2007 | Rebellion Developments | Vivendi Games | |
Arkadian Warriors | Xbox 360 | 2007 | Wanako Games | Vivendi Games | |
Carcassonne | Xbox 360, Windows Phone | 2007 | Vivendi Games | Vivendi Games | |
Switchball | Xbox 360, Windows, PlayStation 3 | 2007 | Atomic Elbow | Vivendi Games | |
The Spiderwick Chronicles | Nintendo DS, Windows, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 | 2008 | Stormfront Studios | Vivendi Games | |
Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | 2008 | High Moon Studios | Vivendi Games | |
Crash: Mind over Mutant | PlayStation 2, Wii, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable | 2008 | Radical Entertainment | Vivendi Games (PAL Version only), Activision (North American Version Only) | |
The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon | Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 | 2008 | Étranges Libellules, Tantalus Media (NDS) | Vivendi Games (PAL Version only), Activision (North American Version Only) | |
Boogie Bunnies | Xbox 360, Windows | 2008 | Artech Studios | Vivendi Games | |
Commanders: Attack of the Genos | Xbox Live Arcade | 2008 | Southend Interactive | Vivendi Games | |
Aces of the Galaxy | Xbox 360, Windows | 2008 | Artech Digital Entertainment | Vivendi Games | |
Gin Rummy | Xbox 360 | 2008 | Sierra Online Shanghai | Vivendi Games | |
Red Baron Arcade | PlayStation 3 | 2008 | Stainless Games | Vivendi Games | |
Sea Life Safari | Xbox 360, Windows | 2008 | Wild Tangent | Vivendi Games | |
Assault Heroes 2 | Xbox 360 | 2008 | Wanako Games | Vivendi Games | |
Zombie Wranglers | Xbox 360 | 2009 | Frozen Codebase | Activision | |
Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions[p] | Windows, Macintosh, Linux, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Android, PlayStation Vita | 2014 | Lucid Games | Activision, Aspyr (Mac, Linux) | |
Shiftlings | Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Windows, Xbox One | 2015 | Rock Pocket Games | Activision | |
King's Quest | Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One | 2015 | The Odd Gentlemen | Activision | |
Velocity 2X | Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One | 2015 | FuturLab | FuturLab , Activision (PC, Xbox One Versions), Curve Digital (Nintendo Switch version) |
Game series[edit]
This section is about the series of games more so than the individual title. Individual games are also listed by their year of release.
- Quest for Glory (formerly Hero's Quest)
Unreleased games[edit]
- Leisure Suit Larry 4 (unwritten, number skipped as a gag)
- Space Quest VII: Return to Roman Numerals
- King's Quest IX (untitled)
Non-game software[edit]
- Laffer Utilities
Notes[edit]
- ^The first graphical adventure game
- ^Similar to Pac-Man
- ^Similar to Donkey Kong
- ^Also known as 'Gelfling Adventure'
- ^Similar to Q*bert
- ^Similar to Anteater
- ^Typing tutor
- ^At its peak, it had over 25,000 players. Ken Williams acted as Executive Producer of the Realm from its release until late 1998.
- ^Bundled with Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure in North America and bundled with Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced in Europe
- ^Bundled with Crash Nitro Kart in North America only
- ^Bundled with Spyro: Season of Ice in North America only
- ^Bundled with Crash Nitro Kart for Game Boy Advance in Europe only
- ^Bundled with Spyro: Season of Ice in Europe and bundled with Crash Nitro Kart for Game Boy Advance in North America only
- ^Bundled with Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced for Game Boy Advance in North America, bundled with Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex for Xbox in North America as well, bundled with Spyro 2: Season of Flame for Game Boy Advance in Europe and Bundled with Crash Twinsanity and Crash Tag Team Racing for PlayStation 2 in Europe only
- ^Published in Europe only
- ^First published game since re-opening
References[edit]
External links[edit]
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Poseidon | |
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God of the sea, earthquakes, soil, storms, and horses | |
Poseidon from Milos, 2nd century BC (National Archaeological Museum of Athens) | |
Abode | Mount Olympus, or the Sea |
Symbol | Trident, fish, dolphin, horse and bull |
Personal information | |
Consort | Amphitrite, Aphrodite, Demeter, and various others |
Children | Theseus Triton Polyphemus Orion Belus Agenor Neleus Atlas (the first king of Atlantis) |
Parents | Cronus and Rhea |
Siblings | Hades, Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Zeus, Chiron |
Roman equivalent | Neptune |
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Poseidon (/pəˈsaɪdən, pɒ-, poʊ-/;[1]Greek: Ποσειδῶν, pronounced [poseːdɔ́ːn]) was one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and myth. He was god of the Sea and other waters; of earthquakes; and of horses.[2] In pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece, he was venerated as a chief deity at Pylos and Thebes.[2] His Roman equivalent is Neptune.
Poseidon was protector of seafarers, and of many Hellenic cities and colonies. In Homer's Iliad, Poseidon supports the Greeks against the Trojans during the Trojan War. In the Odyssey, during the sea-voyage from Troy back home to Ithaca, the Greek hero Odysseus provokes Poseidon's fury by blinding his son, the CyclopsPolyphemus, resulting in Poseidon punishing him with storms, the complete loss of his ship and companions, and a ten-year delay. Poseidon is also the subject of a Homeric hymn. In Plato's Timaeus and Critias, the island of Atlantis was Poseidon's domain.[3][4][5]
- 2Bronze Age Greece
- 4Worship of Poseidon
- 5Mythology
- 5.5List of Poseidon's consorts and children
- 7In literature and art
- 7.2Gallery
Etymology
The earliest attested occurrence of the name, written in Linear B, is ????Po-se-da-o or ?????Po-se-da-wo-ne, which correspond to Ποσειδάων (Poseidaōn) and Ποσειδάϝονος (Poseidawonos) in Mycenean Greek; in Homeric Greek it appears as Ποσειδάων (Poseidaōn); in Aeolic as Ποτειδάων (Poteidaōn); and in Doric as Ποτειδάν (Poteidan), Ποτειδάων (Poteidaōn), and Ποτειδᾶς (Poteidas).[6] The form Ποτειδάϝων (Poteidawon) appears in Corinth.[7] A common epithet of Poseidon is ἘνοσίχθωνEnosichthon, 'Earth-shaker', an epithet which is also identified in Linear B, as ??????, E-ne-si-da-o-ne,[8] This recalls his later epithets Ennosidas and Ennosigaios indicating the chthonic nature of Poseidon.[9]
The origins of the name 'Poseidon' are unclear. One theory breaks it down into an element meaning 'husband' or 'lord' (Greek πόσις (posis), from PIE*pótis) and another element meaning 'earth' (δᾶ (da), Doric for γῆ (gē)), producing something like lord or spouse of Da, i.e. of the earth; this would link him with Demeter, 'Earth-mother'.[10]Walter Burkert finds that 'the second element da- remains hopelessly ambiguous' and finds a 'husband of Earth' reading 'quite impossible to prove.'[2]
Another theory interprets the second element as related to the word *δᾶϝον dâwon, 'water'; this would make *Posei-dawōn into the master of waters.[11] There is also the possibility that the word has Pre-Greek origin.[12]Plato in his dialogue Cratylus gives two alternative etymologies: either the sea restrained Poseidon when walking as a 'foot-bond' (ποσίδεσμον), or he 'knew many things' (πολλά εἰδότος or πολλά εἰδῶν).[13]
At least a few sources deem Poseidon as a 'prehellenic' (i.e. Pelasgian) word, considering an Indo-European etymology 'quite pointless'.[14]
Bronze Age Greece
Poseidon, Paella Museum
Poseidon in Kadriorg Palace, Tallinn
Linear B (Mycenean Greek) inscriptions
If surviving Linear B clay tablets can be trusted, the name po-se-da-wo-ne ('Poseidon') occurs with greater frequency than does di-u-ja ('Zeus'). A feminine variant, po-se-de-ia, is also found, indicating a lost consort goddess, in effect the precursor of Amphitrite.Poseidon carries frequently the title wa-na-ka (wanax) in Linear B inscriptions, as king of the underworld. The chthonic nature of Poseidon-Wanax is also indicated by his title E-ne-si-da-o-ne in Mycenean Knossos and Pylos,[8] a powerful attribute (earthquakes had accompanied the collapse of the Minoan palace-culture). In the cave of Amnisos (Crete) Enesidaon is related with the cult of Eileithyia, the goddess of childbirth.[15] She was related with the annual birth of the divine child.[16] During the Bronze Age, a goddess of nature, dominated both in Minoan and Mycenean cult, and Wanax (wa-na-ka) was her male companion (paredros) in Mycenean cult.[17] It is possible that Demeter appears as Da-ma-te in a Linear B inscription (PN EN 609), however the interpretation is still under dispute.[18]
In Linear B inscriptions found at Pylos, E-ne-si-da-o-ne is related with Poseidon, and Si-to Po-tini-ja is probably related with Demeter.[19]Tablets from Pylos record sacrificial goods destined for 'the Two Queens and Poseidon' ('to the Two Queens and the King': wa-na-soi, wa-na-ka-te). The 'Two Queens' may be related with Demeter and Persephone, or their precursors, goddesses who were not associated with Poseidon in later periods.[20]
Arcadian myths
The illuminating exception is the archaic and localised myth of the stallion Poseidon and mare Demeter at Phigalia in isolated and conservative Arcadia, noted by Pausanias (2nd century AD) as having fallen into desuetude; the stallion Poseidon pursues the mare-Demeter, and from the union she bears the horse Arion, and a daughter (Despoina), who obviously had the shape of a mare too. The violated Demeter was Demeter Erinys (furious) .[21] In Arcadia, Demeter's mare-form was worshiped into historical times. Her xoanon of Phigaleia shows how the local cult interpreted her, as goddess of nature. A Medusa type with a horse's head with snaky hair, holding a dove and a dolphin, probably representing her power over air and water.[22]
Origins
It seems that the Arcadian myth is related with the first Greek speaking people who entered the region during the Bronze Age. (Linear B represents an archaic Greek dialect). Their religious beliefs were mixed with the beliefs of the indigenous population. It is possible that the Greeks did not bring with them other gods except Zeus, Eos, and the Dioskouroi. The horse (numina) was related with the liquid element, and with the underworld. Poseidon appears as a beast (horse), which is the river spirit of the underworld, as it usually happens in northern-European folklore, and not unusually in Greece.[23][24] Poseidon “Wanax”, is the male companion (paredros) of the goddess of nature. In the relative Minoan myth, Pasiphaë is mating with the white bull, and she bears the hybrid creature Minotaur.[25] The Bull was the old pre-Olympian Poseidon.[26] The goddess of nature and her paredros survived in the Eleusinian cult, where the following words were uttered : ' Mighty Potnia bore a strong son'[27]
In the heavily sea-dependent Mycenaean culture, there is not sufficient evidence that Poseidon was connected with the sea. We do not know if 'Posedeia' was a sea-goddess. Homer and Hesiod suggest that Poseidon became lord of the sea following the defeat of his father Kronos, when the world was divided by lot among his three sons; Zeus was given the sky, Hades the underworld, and Poseidon the sea, with the Earth and Mount Olympus belonging to all three.[2][28]Given Poseidon's connection with horses as well as the sea, and the landlocked situation of the likely Indo-European homeland, Nobuo Komita has proposed that Poseidon was originally an aristocratic Indo-European horse-god who was then assimilated to Near Eastern aquatic deities when the basis of the Greek livelihood shifted from the land to the sea, or a god of fresh waters who was assigned a secondary role as god of the sea, where he overwhelmed the original Aegean sea deities such as Proteus and Nereus.[29] Conversely, Walter Burkert suggests that the Hellene cult worship of Poseidon as a horse god may be connected to the introduction of the horse and war-chariot from Anatolia to Greece around 1600 BC.[2]
It is almost sure that once Poseidon was worshiped as a horse, and this is evident by his cult in Peloponnesos. However he was originally a god of the waters, and therefore he became the 'earth-shaker', because the Greeks believed that the cause of the earthquakes was the erosion of the rocks by the waters, by the rivers who they saw to disappear into the earth and then to burst out again. This is what the natural philosophers Thales, Anaximenes and Aristotle believed, which could not be different from the folklore belief.[30] Later, when the Myceneans travelled along the sea, he was assigned a role as god of the sea.
In any case, the early importance of Poseidon can still be glimpsed in Homer's Odyssey, where Poseidon rather than Zeus is the major mover of events. In Homer, Poseidon is the master of the sea.[31]
Worship of Poseidon
Poseidon was a major civic god of several cities: in Athens, he was second only to Athena in importance, while in Corinth and many cities of Magna Graecia he was the chief god of the polis.[2]
In his benign aspect, Poseidon was seen as creating new islands and offering calm seas. When offended or ignored, he supposedly struck the ground with his trident and caused chaotic springs, earthquakes, drownings and shipwrecks. Sailors prayed to Poseidon for a safe voyage, sometimes drowning horses as a sacrifice; in this way, according to a fragmentary papyrus, Alexander the Great paused at the Syrian seashore before the climactic battle of Issus, and resorted to prayers, 'invoking Poseidon the sea-god, for whom he ordered a four-horse chariot to be cast into the waves.'[32]
According to Pausanias, Poseidon was one of the caretakers of the oracle at Delphi before Olympian Apollo took it over. Apollo and Poseidon worked closely in many realms: in colonization, for example, Delphic Apollo provided the authorization to go out and settle, while Poseidon watched over the colonists on their way, and provided the lustral water for the foundation-sacrifice. Xenophon's Anabasis describes a group of Spartan soldiers in 400–399 BC singing to Poseidon a paean—a kind of hymn normally sung for Apollo.
Like Dionysus, who inflamed the maenads, Poseidon also caused certain forms of mental disturbance. A Hippocratic text of ca 400 BC, On the Sacred Disease[33] says that he was blamed for certain types of epilepsy.
Epithets
Dionysus, Plato, or Poseidon sculpture excavated at the Villa of the Papyri.
Poseidon was known in various guises, denoted by epithets. In the town of Aegae in Euboea, he was known as Poseidon Aegaeus and had a magnificent temple upon a hill.[34][35][36] Poseidon also had a close association with horses, known under the epithet Poseidon Hippios, usually in Arcadia. He is more often regarded as the tamer of horses, but in some myths he is their father, either by spilling his seed upon a rock or by mating with a creature who then gave birth to the first horse.[2] He was closely related with the springs, and with the strike of his trident, he created springs. Many springs like Hippocrene and Aganippe in Helikon are related with the word horse (hippos). (also Glukippe, Hyperippe).[37]In the historical period, Poseidon was often referred to by the epithets Enosichthon, Seisichthon and Ennosigaios, and ΓαιήοχοςGaiēochos all meaning 'earth-shaker' and referring to his role in causing earthquakes.
Some other epithets of Poseidon are:[38]
- 'Asphaleios', (ασφάλεια:safety), as protector from the earthquakes.
- 'Helikonios', (Ελικώνιος) related with the mountain Helikon.
- 'Tavreios', (Ταύρειος: related with the bull). There was a fest 'Tavreia' in Ephesos.
- 'Petraios' (Πετραίος: related with rocks) in Thessaly. He hit a rock, and the horse 'Skyphios' appeared.
- 'Epoptis'(επόπτης: supervisor) in Megalopolis
- 'Pelagios' in Ionia.
- 'Phykios' ( Φύκιος: related with seaweeds) in Mykonos.
- 'Phytalmios' ( Φυτάλμιος) related with the vegetation in Troizen, Megara, Rhodes.
- Epithets related with the genealogy trees: 'Patrigenios', 'Genethlios', 'Genesios', 'Pater', 'Phratrios'.
- 'Epactaeus', meaning 'god worshipped on the coast', in Samos.<ef>Leonhard Schmitz (1870). 'Epactaeus'. In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.</ref>
Mythology
Andrea Doria as Neptune, by Angelo Bronzino.
Birth
Poseidon was the second son of the TitansCronus and Rhea. In most accounts he is swallowed by Cronus at birth and is later saved, along with his other brothers and sisters, by Zeus.
However, in some versions of the story, he, like his brother Zeus, did not share the fate of his other brother and sisters who were eaten by Cronus. He was saved by his mother Rhea, who concealed him among a flock of lambs and pretended to have given birth to a colt, which she gave to Cronus to devour.[39]
According to John Tzetzes[40] the kourotrophos, or nurse of Poseidon was Arne, who denied knowing where he was, when Cronus came searching; according to Diodorus Siculus[41] Poseidon was raised by the Telchines on Rhodes, just as Zeus was raised by the Korybantes on Crete.
According to a single reference in the Iliad, when the world was divided by lot in three, Zeus received the sky, Hades the underworld and Poseidon the sea.[42]
In Homer's Odyssey (Book V, ln. 398), Poseidon has a home in Aegae.
Foundation of Athens
The Dispute of Minerva and Neptune by René-Antoine Houasse (circa 1689 or 1706)
Athena became the patron goddess of the city of Athens after a competition with Poseidon. Yet Poseidon remained a numinous presence on the Acropolis in the form of his surrogate, Erechtheus.[2] At the dissolution festival at the end of the year in the Athenian calendar, the Skira, the priests of Athena and the priest of Poseidon would process under canopies to Eleusis.[43] They agreed that each would give the Athenians one gift and the Athenians would choose whichever gift they preferred. Poseidon struck the ground with his trident and a spring sprang up; the water was salty and not very useful,[44] whereas Athena offered them an olive tree.
The Athenians or their king, Cecrops, accepted the olive tree and along with it Athena as their patron, for the olive tree brought wood, oil and food. After the fight, infuriated at his loss, Poseidon sent a monstrous flood to the Attic Plain, to punish the Athenians for not choosing him. The depression made by Poseidon's trident and filled with salt water was surrounded by the northern hall of the Erechtheum, remaining open to the air. 'In cult, Poseidon was identified with Erechtheus,' Walter Burkert noted; 'the myth turns this into a temporal-causal sequence: in his anger at losing, Poseidon led his son Eumolpus against Athens and killed Erectheus.'[45]
Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, ca 440 BC
The contest of Athena and Poseidon was the subject of the reliefs on the western pediment of the Parthenon, the first sight that greeted the arriving visitor.
This myth is construed by Robert Graves and others as reflecting a clash between the inhabitants during Mycenaean times and newer immigrants. Athens at its height was a significant sea power, at one point defeating the Persian fleet at Salamis Island in a sea battle.
Walls of Troy
Poseidon and Apollo, having offended Zeus by their rebellion in Hera's scheme, were temporarily stripped of their divine authority and sent to serve King Laomedon of Troy. He had them build huge walls around the city and promised to reward them well, a promise he then refused to fulfill. In vengeance, before the Trojan War, Poseidon sent a sea monster to attack Troy. The monster was later killed by Heracles.
Consorts and children
Poseidon was said to have had many lovers of both sexes (see expandable list below). His consort was Amphitrite, a nymph and ancient sea-goddess, daughter of Nereus and Doris. Together they had a son named Triton, a merman.
Poseidon was the father of many heroes. He is thought to have fathered the famed Theseus.
A mortal woman named Tyro was married to Cretheus (with whom she had one son, Aeson), but loved Enipeus, a 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. Poseidon also had an affair with Alope, his granddaughter through Cercyon, his son and King of Eleusis, begetting the Attic hero Hippothoon. Cercyon had his daughter buried alive but Poseidon turned her into the spring, Alope, near Eleusis.
Sea thiasos depicting the wedding of Poseidon and Amphitrite, from the Altar of Domitius Ahenobarbus in the Field of Mars, bas-relief, Roman Republic, 2nd century BC
Poseidon rescued Amymone from a lecherous satyr and then fathered a child, Nauplius, by her.
After having raped Caeneus, Poseidon fulfilled her request and changed her into a male warrior.
A mortal woman named Cleito once lived on an isolated island; Poseidon fell in love with the human mortal and created a dwelling sanctuary at the top of a hill near the middle of the island and surrounded the dwelling with rings of water and land to protect her. She gave birth to five sets of twin boys; the firstborn, Atlas, became the first ruler of Atlantis.[3][4][5]
Not all of Poseidon's children were human. In an archaic myth, Poseidon once pursued Demeter. She spurned his advances, turning herself into a mare so that she could hide in a herd of horses; he saw through the deception and became a stallion and captured her. Their child was a horse, Arion, which was capable of human speech. Poseidon also raped Medusa on the floor of a temple to Athena.[46][47] Medusa was then changed into a monster by Athena.[48][47] When she was later beheaded by the hero Perseus, Chrysaor and Pegasus emerged from her neck.
His other children include Polyphemus (the cyclops) and, finally, Alebion and Bergion and Otos and Ephialtae (the giants).[46]
List of Poseidon's consorts and children
Female lovers and offspring
Goddesses | Children | Mortal Women | Children | Mortal Women | Children |
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Amphitrite | • Triton | Agamede | • Dictys | Laodice[49] | No known offspring |
• Benthesikyme | • Actor | Larissa | • Achaeus | ||
• Rhodos | Aethra | • Theseus | • Pelasgus | ||
Gaea | • Antaeus | Alistra[50] | • Ogygus | • Pythius | |
• Charybdis | Alope | • Hippothoon | Leis, daughter of Orus | • Altephus, king of Troezen[51] | |
• Laistryon | Amphimedusa | • Erythras[52] | Libya | • Agenor | |
Demeter | • Despoina | Amymone | • Nauplius | • Belus | |
• Areion | Anippe or | • Busiris | • Lelex | ||
Aphrodite | • Rhodos | Lysianassa | Melantho | • Delphus | |
• Herophile(possibly) | Arene | • Idas (possibly) | Melissa[53] | • Dyrrhachius[54] | |
Medusa | • Pegasus | Arne or | • Aeolus | Melite | • Metus[55] |
• Chrysaor | Melanippe | • Boeotus | Mestra | No known offspring | |
Unknown mother | • Cymopoleia | Ascre | • Oeoclus[56] | Molione | • The Molionides |
Nymphs | Children | Astypalaea | • Ancaeus | 1. Cteatus | |
Aba | • Ergiscus[57] | • Eurypylus | 2. Eurytus | ||
Alcyone | • Aethusa | Boudeia / Bouzyge | • Erginus | Mytilene | • Myton[58] |
• Hyrieus | Caenis | No known offspring | Oenope | • Megareus (possibly) | |
• Hyperenor | Calchinia | • Peratus | Ossa | • Sithon (possibly) | |
• Hyperes | Calyce or | • Cycnus | Periboea | • Nausithous | |
• Anthas | Harpale or | Phoenice | • Torone[59] | ||
Arethusa | • Abas | Scamandrodice | • Proteus | ||
Bathycleia[60] or | • Halirrhothius | a Nereid[61] | Rhode[62] | • Ialysus | |
Euryte[63] | Canace | • Hopleus | • Cameirus | ||
Beroe | No known offspring | • Nireus | • Lindus | ||
Bisalpis or | • Chrysomallus | • Aloeus | Syme | • Chthonius | |
Bisaltis or | • Epopeus | Themisto | • Leucon or Leuconoe | ||
Theophane | • Triopas | Tyro | • Pelias | ||
Celaeno[64] | • Lycus | Celaeno | • Celaenus | • Neleus | |
• Nycteus | Cerebia[65] | • Dictys | Daughter of Amphictyon | • Cercyon | |
• Eurypylus (Eurytus) | • Polydectes | Unknown Woman | • Dicaeus[66] | ||
• Lycaon | Ceroessa | • Byzas | • Syleus | ||
Kelousa or | • Asopus (possibly) | Chrysogeneia | • Chryses | Unknown Woman | • Amphimarus[67] |
Pero | Circe | • Phaunos | Unknown Woman | • Amyrus[68] | |
Cleodora | • Parnassus | Cleito[69] | • Ampheres | Unknown Woman | • Aon, eponym of Aonia[70] |
Chione | • Eumolpus | • Atlas | Unknown Mother | • Astraeus of Mysia[71] | |
Corcyra | • Phaeax | • Autochthon | • Alcippe of Mysia[71] | ||
Diopatra | No known offspring | • Azaes | Unknown Woman | • Augeas[72] | |
Halia | • Rhode (possibly) | • Diaprepes | Unknown Woman | • Beergios[61] | |
• Six sons | • Elasippus | Unknown Woman | • Byzenus[61] | ||
Melantheia | • Eirene[73] | • Euaemon | Unknown Woman | • Calaurus[74] | |
Melia | • Amycus | • Eumelus (Gadeirus) | Unknown Woman | • Caucon or Glaucon[75] | |
• Mygdon | • Mestor | Unknown Woman | • Corynetes (possibly) | ||
Mideia | • Aspledon | • Mneseus | Unknown Woman | • Cromus, eponym of Crommyon[76] | |
Olbia | • Astacus[77] | Coronis | No known offspring | Unknown Woman | • Dercynus (Bergion) of Liguria[78] |
Peirene | • Cenchrias | Eidothea | • Eusiros[79] | Unknown Woman | • Eryx, king of Eryx in Sicily |
• Leches | Ergea | Celaeno | Unknown Woman | • Euseirus, father of Cerambus | |
Pitane or | • Euadne | Europa or | • Euphemus | Unknown Woman | • Geren[80] |
Lena | Mecionice | Unknown Woman | • Ialebion (Alebion) of Liguria[78] | ||
Pronoe | • Phocus | Euryale | • Orion | Unknown Woman | • Lamus, king of the Laestrygonians |
Rhodope | • Athos[81] | Eurycyda | • Eleius | Unknown Woman | • Messapus |
Salamis | • Cychreus | Eurynome (Eurymede) | • Bellerophon | Unknown Woman | • Onchestus[82] |
Satyria of Taras | • Taras[83] | Helle | • Almops | Unknown Woman | • Palaestinus[84] |
Thoosa | • Polyphemus | • Edonus | Unknown Woman | • Phineus[85] | |
Thyia | No known offspring | • Paion | Unknown Woman | • Phorbas of Acarnania | |
Nymph of Chios | • Chios | Hermippe | • Minyas (possibly) | Unknown Woman | • Poltys |
Nymph of Chios (another one) | • Melas | Hippothoe | • Taphius | Unknown Woman | • Procrustes |
• Agelus | Iphimedeia | • The Aloadae | Unknown Woman | • Sarpedon of Ainos | |
• Malina | 1. Ephialtes | Unknown Woman | • Sciron | ||
Unknown mother | • Lotis (possibly) | 2. Otus | Unknown Woman | • Taenarus (possibly) | |
Unknown mother | • Ourea, a nymph[86] | Lamia | • Sibylla (Sibyl) | Unknown Woman | • Terambos |
Unknown Woman | • Thasus |
Male lovers
- Patroclus[87]
Genealogy
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In literature and art
Neptune and Amphitrite by Jacob de Gheyn II (late 1500s)
In Greek art, Poseidon rides a chariot that was pulled by a hippocampus or by horses that could ride on the sea. He was associated with dolphins and three-pronged fishspears (tridents). He lived in a palace on the ocean floor, made of coral and gems.
In the Iliad Poseidon favors the Greeks, and on several occasion takes an active part in the battle against the Trojan forces. However, in Book XX he rescues Aeneas after the Trojan prince is laid low by Achilles.
In the Odyssey, Poseidon is notable for his hatred of Odysseus who blinded the god's son, the cyclopsPolyphemus. The enmity of Poseidon prevents Odysseus's return home to Ithaca for many years. Odysseus is even told, notwithstanding his ultimate safe return, that to placate the wrath of Poseidon will require one more voyage on his part.
In the Aeneid, Neptune is still resentful of the wandering Trojans, but is not as vindictive as Juno, and in Book I he rescues the Trojan fleet from the goddess's attempts to wreck it, although his primary motivation for doing this is his annoyance at Juno's having intruded into his domain.
A hymn to Poseidon included among the Homeric Hymns is a brief invocation, a seven-line introduction that addresses the god as both 'mover of the earth and barren sea, god of the deep who is also lord of Helicon and wide Aegae,[94] and specifies his twofold nature as an Olympian: 'a tamer of horses and a saviour of ships.'
Poseidon appears in Percy Jackson and the Olympians as the father of Percy Jackson and Tyson the Cyclops. He also appears in the ABC television series Once Upon a Time as the guest star of the second half of season four played by Ernie Hudson.[95] In this version, Poseidon is portrayed as the father of the Sea Witch Ursula.
Narrations
Neptune's fountain in Prešov, Slovakia.
- Poseidon myths as told by story tellers
Bibliography of reconstruction:
- Homer, Odyssey, 11.567 (7th century BC)
- Pindar, Olympian Odes, 1 (476 BC)
- Euripides, Orestes, 12–16 (408 BC)
- BibliothecaEpitome 2: 1–9 (140 BC)
- Ovid, Metamorphoses, VI: 213, 458 (AD 8);
- Hyginus, Fables, 82: Tantalus; 83: Pelops (1st century AD)
- Pausanias, Description of Greece, 2.22.3 (AD 160 – 176)
Bibliography of reconstruction:
- Pindar, Olympian Ode, I (476 BC)
- Sophocles, (1) Electra, 504 (430 – 415 BC) & (2) Oenomaus, Fr. 433 (408 BC)
- Euripides, Orestes, 1024–1062 (408 BC)
- BibliothecaEpitome 2, 1–9 (140 BC)
- Diodorus Siculus, Histories, 4.73 (1st century BC)
- Hyginus, Fables, 84: Oinomaus; Poetic Astronomy, ii (1st century AD)
- Pausanias, Description of Greece, 5.1.3 – 7; 5.13.1; 6.21.9; 8.14.10 – 11 (c. AD 160 – 176)
- Philostratus the ElderImagines, I.30: Pelops (AD 170 – 245)
- Philostratus the Younger, Imagines, 9: Pelops (c. 200 – 245)
- First Vatican Mythographer, 22: Myrtilus; Atreus et Thyestes
- Second Vatican Mythographer, 146: Oenomaus
Gallery
Paintings
- Poseidon holding a trident. Corinthian plaque, 550-525 BC. From Penteskouphia.
- Poseidon on an Attic kalyx krater (detail), first half of the 5th century BC.
- Triumph of Poseidon and Amphitrite showing the couple in procession, detail of a vast mosaic from Cirta, Roman Africa (ca. 315–325 AD, now at the Louvre)
- Poseidon and Athena battle for control of Athens by Benvenuto Tisi(1512)
Statues
- Poseidon statue in Gothenburg, Sweden.
- Poseidon statue in Prešov, Slovakia
- Poseidon statue in Bristol, England.
- The Neptunbrunnen fountain in Berlin
- Poseidon sculpture in Copenhagen, Denmark
See also
- Panionium – Ionian festival to Poseidon
Notes
- ^Jones, Daniel (2003) [1917], Peter Roach; James Hartmann; Jane Setter (eds.), English Pronouncing Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN978-3-12-539683-8
- ^ abcdefghBurkert 1985, pp. 136–139.
- ^ abPlato (1971). Timaeus and Critias. London, England: Penguin Books Ltd. p. 167. ISBN9780140442618.
- ^ abTimaeus 24e–25a, R. G. Bury translation (Loeb Classical Library).
- ^ abAlso it has been interpreted that Plato or someone before him in the chain of the oral or written tradition of the report accidentally changed the very similar Greek words for 'bigger than' ('meson') and 'between' ('mezon') – Luce, J.V. (1969). The End of Atlantis – New Light on an Old Legend. London: Thames and Hudson. p. 224.
- ^Martin Nilsson (1967). Die Geschichte der Griechische Religion. Erster Band. Verlag C. H. Beck. p. 444.
- ^Liddell & Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, Ποσειδῶν.
- ^ abAdams, Professor John Paul. 'Mycenaean Divinities'. List of Handouts for Classics 315. Retrieved 2 September 2006.
- ^Ennosidas (Pindar), Ennosigaios (Homer): Dietrich, p. 185 n. 305.
- ^Pierre Chantraine Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Paris 1974–1980 4th s.v.; Lorenzo Rocci Vocabolario Greco-Italiano Milano, Roma, Napoli 1943 (1970) s.v.
- ^Martin Nilsson, p. 417, p. 445
- ^R. S. P. Beekes. Etymological Dictionary of Greek, Brill, 2009, p. 324 (s.v. 'Δημήτηρ').
- ^Plato, Cratylus, 402d–402e
- ^van der Toorn, Karel; Becking, Bob; van der Horst, Pieter Willem (1999), Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible (second ed.), Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdman's Publishing Company, ISBN0-8028-2491-9
- ^Dietrich, pp. 220–221.
- ^Dietrich, p. 109.
- ^Dietrich, p. 181.
- ^Ventris/Chadwick,Documents in Mycenean Greek p. 242; Dietrich, p. 172, n. 218.
- ^George Mylonas (1966), Mycenae and the Mycenean world. p.159. Princeton University Press
- ^'Wa-na-ssoi, wa-na-ka-te, (to the two queens and the king). Wanax (Greek : Αναξ) is best suited to Poseidon, the special divinity of Pylos. The identity of the two divinities addressed as wanassoi, is uncertain ': George Mylonas (1966) Mycenae and the Mycenean age p. 159 .Princeton University Press
- ^Pausanias VIII 23. 5; Raymond Bloch 'Quelques remarques sur Poseidon, Neptunus et Nethuns' in Comptes-rendus des séances de l' Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Letres2 1981 p. 345.
- ^L. H. Jeffery (1976). Archaic Greece: The Greek city states c.800-500 B.C (Ernest Benn Limited) p 23 ISBN0-510-03271-0
- ^F.Schachermeyer: Poseidon und die Entstehung des Griechischen Gotter glaubens :Nilsson p 444
- ^The river god Acheloos is represented as a bull
- ^Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheke3.1.4
- ^Ruck and Staples 1994:213.
- ^Dietrich, p. 167.
- ^Hesiod, Theogony 456.
- ^Komita, 'Poseidon the horse-god and the early Indo-Europeans', Research Reports of Ikutoku Tech. University, 1985[permanent dead link]; Komita, 'The Indo-European attribute of Poseidon was a water-god', Research Reports of the Kanagawa Institute of Technology, 1990.[permanent dead link]
- ^Seneca quaest. Nat. VI 6 :Nilsson Vol I p.450
- ^'Poseidon – God of the Sea – Crystalinks'. www.crystalinks.com. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^Papyrus Oxyrrhincus FGH 148, 44, col. 2; quoted by Robin Lane Fox, Alexander the Great (1973) 1986:168 and note. Alexander also invoked other sea deities: Thetis, mother of his hero Achilles, Nereus and the Nereids
- ^(Hippocrates), On the Sacred Disease, Francis Adams, tr.
- ^Strabo, ix. p. 405
- ^Virgil, Aeneid iii. 74, where Servius erroneously derives the name from the Aegean Sea
- ^Schmitz, Leonhard (1867). 'Aegaeus'. In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 1. Boston. p. 24.
- ^Nildsson Vol I p.450
- ^Nilsson, Vol I pp. 446–450
- ^In the 2nd century AD, a well with the name of Arne, the 'lamb's well', in the neighbourhood of Mantineia in Arcadia, where old traditions lingered, was shown to Pausanias. (Pausanias, VIII.8.2.)
- ^Tzetzes, ad Lycophron 644.
- ^Diodorus, Bibliotheca Historica (Book V, Ch. 55].
- ^Homer's Iliad (Book XV, ln. 184-93)
- ^Burkert 1983, pp. 143–149.
- ^Another version of the myth says that Poseidon gave horses to Athens.[citation needed]
- ^Burkert 1983, pp. 149, 157.
- ^ abGill, N.S. (2007). 'Mates and Children of Poseidon'. Retrieved 5 February 2007.
- ^ abSeelig 2002, p. 895-911.
- ^Philip Freeman (2013). Oh My Gods: A Modern Retelling of Greek and Roman Myths. p. 30. ISBN9781451609981.
- ^Ovid, Heroides, 18 (19). 135
- ^Tzetzes on Lycophron, 1206
- ^Pausanias, Description of Greece, 2. 30. 5
- ^Scholia on Homer, Iliad, 2. 499
- ^daughter of Epidamnus
- ^Stephanus of Byzantium s. v. Dyrrhakhion
- ^Hyginus. Fabulae, 157
- ^Pausanias, Description of Greece, 9. 29. 1
- ^Suida, Suda Encyclopedia s.v. Ergiske
- ^Stephanus of Byzantium s. v. Mytilene
- ^Stephanus of Byzantium s. v. Torōnē
- ^Scholia on Pindar. Olympian Ode 10.83 quoted in Hesiod. Catalogue of Women, fr.64
- ^ abcMurray, John (1833). A Classical Manual, being a Mythological, Historical and Geographical Commentary on Pope's Homer, and Dryden's Aeneid of Virgil with a Copious Index. Albemarle Street, London. p. 78.
- ^Tzetzes on Lycophron, 923
- ^Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3.14.2
- ^also said to be the daughter of Ergeus
- ^Tzetzes on Lycophron, 838
- ^eponym of Dicaea, a city in Thrace as cited in Stephanus of Byzantium s. v. Dikaia
- ^Pausanias, Description of Greece, 9. 29. 5
- ^eponym of a river in Thessaly as cited in Scholia on Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica, 1. 596
- ^In Plato, Critias, 114c: Myth of Atlantis, Poseidon consorted with Cleito, daughter of the autochthonsEvenor and Leucippe, and had by her ten sons.
- ^Scholia on Statius, Thebaid, 1. 34
- ^ abPseudo-Plutarch, On Rivers, 21. 1
- ^Bibliotheca2.88.
- ^Plutarch, Quaestiones Graecae, 19
- ^Stephanus of Byzantium s. v. Kalaureia
- ^Aelian, Various Histories, 1. 24
- ^Pausanias, Description of Greece, 2. 1. 3
- ^Stephanus of Byzantium, s. v. Astakos, with a reference to Arrian
- ^ abBibliotheca 2. 5. 10
- ^Antoninus Liberalis. Metamorphoses, 22 vs Cerambus
- ^eponym of a town or village Geren on Lesbos as cited in Stephanus of Byzantium s. v. Gerēn
- ^Scholia on Theocritus, Idyll 7. 76
- ^Pausanias, Description of Greece, 9. 26. 5
- ^Probus on Virgil's Georgics, 2. 197
- ^Pseudo-Plutarch, On Rivers, 11. 1
- ^Pseudo-Apollodorus. Bibliotheca, Book 1.9.21
- ^Hyginus, Fabulae, 161
- ^Ptolemy Hephaestion, New History, 1 in Photius, 190
- ^This chart is based upon Hesiod's Theogony, unless otherwise noted.
- ^According to Homer, Iliad1.570–579, 14.338, Odyssey8.312, Hephaestus was apparently the son of Hera and Zeus, see Gantz, p. 74.
- ^According to Hesiod, Theogony927–929, Hephaestus was produced by Hera alone, with no father, see Gantz, p. 74.
- ^According to Hesiod, Theogony886–890, of Zeus' children by his seven wives, Athena was the first to be conceived, but the last to be born; Zeus impregnated Metis then swallowed her, later Zeus himself gave birth to Athena 'from his head', see Gantz, pp. 51–52, 83–84.
- ^According to Hesiod, Theogony183–200, Aphrodite was born from Uranus' severed genitals, see Gantz, pp. 99–100.
- ^According to Homer, Aphrodite was the daughter of Zeus (Iliad3.374, 20.105; Odyssey8.308, 320) and Dione (Iliad5.370–71), see Gantz, pp. 99–100.
- ^The ancient palace-city that was replaced by Vergina
- ^Andreeva, Nellie (19 December 2014). 'Ernie Hudson To Play Poseidon On 'Once Upon a Time''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
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- Seelig, Beth J. (August 2002), 'The Rape of Medusa in the Temple of Athena: Aspects of Triangulation in the Girl', The International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 83 (4): 895–911, doi:10.1516/3NLL-UG13-TP2J-927M
External links
- Media related to Poseidon at Wikimedia Commons
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