Poseidon

Poseidon

Personal Information Born: before 2902 BC Alias: The Earthshaker The Stormbringer Title(s): God of the Sea, Storms, Earthquakes, Droughts, and Floods Lord of Horses King of Atlantis Element: Water Species: Olympian Gender: Male Distinguishing Features: Black hair, neatly trimmed black beard, deep tan, sea-green eyes (inherited from Rhea), blue aura of power, sun-crinkles from smiling Family: Ouranos (grandfather) Gaea (grandmother) Kronos (father) Rhea (mother) Nereus (uncle/father-in-law) Doris (cousin/mother-in-law) Hestia, Demeter, Hera (sisters) Hades, Zeus (brothers) Amphitrite (wife) Antaeus, Arion, Bellerophon, Charybdis, Chrysaor, Chrysomallus, Despoina, Halirrhothius, Kymopoleia, Pegasus, Perseus Jackson, Phineas, Polyphemus, Procrustes, Rhode, Sciron, Theseus, Triton, Tyson, various others (children) Occupation: God of the Sea, Storms, Earthquakes, Droughts, and Floods King of Atlantis Affiliation: Olympians Loyalty: Olympus Atlantis Residence: Atlantis

"Percy, lesser beings do many horrible things in the name of the gods. That does not mean (us) gods approve. The way our sons and daughters act in our names…well, it usually says more about them than it does about us. And you, Percy, are my favorite son."

— Poseidon to his son Perseus Jackson[[{{{4}}}|[src]]]

Lord Poseidon is the Olympian of the sea, earthquakes, hurricanes, oceans, destruction, droughts, floods, and storms, creator and lord of horses, and king of Atlantis, as well as the Greek aspect of both Neptune and the vakha Alu. The son of Kronos and Rhea, Poseidon was swallowed whole by his father immediately upon birth before being rescued by his brother Zeus. Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus then rolled dice for the sharing of the universe afterwards and Poseidon got the second-best roll and became god of the sea. Poseidon then had the Elder Cyclopes construct his palace, Atlantis for him at the bottom of the sea after the Telekhines helped him learn about the sea and his new trident. Poseidon also married Amphitrite and had three children with her: Triton, Rhode, and Kymopoleia. Poseidon also had many affairs with goddesses and mortal women, such as Theseus and Bellerophon, although Amphitrite rarely acted with hostility with those children or their mothers. Poseidon also had a rivalry with Athena, although they sometimes worked together when inventing the chariot and fighting in the Trojan War. Poseidon and Hera also led the Olympian Riot, leading to Poseidon being turned mortal by Zeus and forced to work for King Laomedon of Troy, who refused to pay him. Poseidon therefore resented the Trojans and attacked them at any opportunity, including the Trojan War.

Millennia later, after World War II, the Great Prophecy led to Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades swearing not to have any more affairs with mortal women. However, after Zeus broke the oath to sire Thalia Grace, the mortal Sally Jackson attracted his attention, producing Perseus Jackson. Poseidon and Jackson were suspected of stealing Zeus's Master Bolt, the king of Olympus threatening war if the Bolt was not returned by the summer solstice. Jackson, however, found the Bolt in the possession of Ares and returned it to Zeus. Poseidon also fought Oceanus in the Second Titanomachy and played a major role in the Battle of Manhattan, absorbing Typhon into a water channel leading to Tartarus.

During the Great Divine Schism, Poseidon and his Roman aspect Neptune were split, leaving the god incapacitated. However, the Schism ended when New Roman praetor Reyna Ramírez-Arellano delivered the Athena Parthenos to Camp Half-Blood, allowing Poseidon to participate in the Battle in Athens and help Jackson kill Otis and Ephialtes.

Abilities

As one of the Big Three, Poseidon has the ultimate powers an Olympian can possess, only rivaled by his brothers Zeus and Hades.

• Massive Strength: Poseidon has incredible physical prowess and could easily carry six massive stone blocks simultaneously even when stripped of his immortality by Zeus.
• Hydrokinesis: As Lord of the Sea, Poseidon has absolute control over water, although he is rivaled by his Titanic uncle Oceanus. Pontus is also vastly more powerful than Poseidon as the Protogenos of the sea.
  • Hydrogenesis: Poseidon can create water from his own power, generating it out of nothing.
  • Hear Resistance: Poseidon has an extreme resistance to heat and burns, inferior only to that of his nephew Hephaestus.
• Aquatic and Equestrian Lordship: Poseidon has absolute control and divine authority over all sea and equestrian creatures, having created the latter.
• Geokinesis: As the god of earthquakes, Poseidon can generate earthquakes.
• Atmokinesis: Poseidon can conjure storms over seas, such as hurricanes or typhoons. However, he can also stop them.
• Shapeshifting: Poseidon is very skilled at shapeshifting, frequently using this ability to attract mortal women like his brother Zeus.

Protogenos counterpart(s)

• Pontus (as god of the sea)
• Gaea (as god/goddess of earthquakes, presumably)

Titanic counterpart(s)

• Oceanus (as god of the sea)

Vakha alternate aspect(s)

• Neptune (Roman aspect)
• Sobek (Egyptian aspect)
• Njord (Norse aspect)

Family

Ouranos

Gaea

Pontus

Briares

Kronos

Rhea

Oceanus

Tethys

Nereus

Hyperion

Theia

Poseidon

Doris

Helios

Amphitrite

Various children

Kymopoleia

Triton

Rhode

Oilyka

Trivia

• Poseidon's favorite son is Perseus Jackson.
• Poseidon's children take their personalities from his changeable persona.
• Poseidon has had rivalries with the two rivals Athena (for being accepted as patron goddess of Athens) and Ares (for killing Poseidon's son Halirrhothius).
• Poseidon's sea green eyes are inherited from Rhea, who in turn inherited them from Gaea.
• Poseidon is the patron god of Corinth and Mantinea.
• According to Perseus Jackson, Poseidon has the most children out of all the Olympians.

Notes and references

Preceded by Oceanus

Greek Lord of the Sea before 2902 BC—present

Succeeded by Incumbent