# Posidon — The Birds character guide

> Posidon in The Birds by Aristophanes.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0002-the-birds

## Who they are

Sea god, one of the divine envoys sent to negotiate with the birds.

## Relationships

### [Heracles](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_birds_se/characters/heracles)

_professional_

Heracles and Posidon are fellow divine envoys sent by Zeus to negotiate with Pisthetaerus, working together as a delegation.

### [Pisthetaerus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_birds_se/characters/pisthetaerus)

_rivalry_

Pisthetaerus outmaneuvers Posidon in the divine negotiation, using trickery to secure sovereignty over the gods.

### [Pisthetaerus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_birds_se/characters/pisthetaerus)

_rivalry_

Pisthetaerus outmaneuvers Posidon in the divine negotiation, using trickery to secure sovereignty over the gods.

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