Question

This deity was venerated by Theseus in the Panhellenic Games, which were inspired by the earlier Isthmian games. During the Gigantomachy, this god broke off a piece of an island and used it to crush (10[1])the giant Polybotes. Frustrated that his sacrifice was not honored, this deity caused Pasiphaë (10[1])(“puh-SIFF-uh-ee”) to fall in love with a white bull. This god cursed Odysseus (10[1]-5[1])to wander for 10 years (-5[1])after (10[1])Odysseus blinded this (10[1])god’s son, Polyphemus. (10[1])Although this deity won a footrace to the Acropolis, his gift of a spring was judged (10[2])inferior to Athena’s olive tree. Pegasus was a child of this god of horses. For 10 points, the trident symbolizes what Greek God of the sea? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Poseidon [prompt on Neptune until “Greek” is read]
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