Poseidon's Trident

The **Trident** is the weapon of Poseidon, the God of the Sea, as well as his Symbol of Power, which was forged for him by the three Elder Cyclopes during the first Titanomachy.

## Description

It is a three pronged spear with thick energy bolts surging through it. To regular mortals, it appears as a surfboard, fishing rod, or ice cream, when he is by the beach due to the Mist. There is an attachment for Poseidon's trident on his throne, where one would expect a fishing pole on a mortal fisherman's chair.

## Abilities

Poseidon's Symbol of Power, the mighty trident was the second weapon created by the Elder Cyclopes, and is rivaled in power only by Hades helm and Zeus' Master Bolt. Through the Trident, Poseidon has a host of awe-striking abilities.

* **Hydrokinesis**: The foremost ability the Trident had was control over all bodies of water with a potency far surpassing that of Oceanus. Poseidon could easily and instantly change the motion and state of any body of water, from the shallow seas to the deepest depths of the ocean.
* **Hydrogenesis**: Poseidon could create water from the power of the Trident. As shown in *Percy Jackson's Greek Gods*, when Poseidon first received the Trident, he tested its power by creating a miniature hurricane in the middle of Tartarus (where there was no natural water). He continued to use this ability, notably using it to create a geyser of salt water in Athens. In *The Blood of Olympus*, Poseidon is able to transform the trident into a fire hose and blast two giants out of the Parthenon with high-pressure water.
* **Atmokinesis**: The Trident can create massive storms. In *Percy Jackson's Greek Gods*, Poseidon is said to have felt "the power of storms" humming through the three pronged spear upon receiving it. During the Titan War, he used it to call up and create massive storms to ransack the Titans, especially in the final battle. Due to his ability summon hurricanes, tornadoes, and tidal waves with the Trident, Poseidon would be dubbed "The Stormbringer."
* **Geokinesis**: Another ability granted to Poseidon through the Trident was the ability to shake the earth and shatter any object by driving his spear into the ground or said object. Due to this, Poseidon was also hailed as the "Earthshaker." In *Percy Jackson's Greek Gods*, Poseidon is credited with using the Trident to summon many earthquakes throughout the Titan War.
* **Aquatic Transformation**: A weapon of immense power with a connection to the sea, Poseidon can utilize his Trident to transform just about any object into a sea related object, or a powerful monster into a docile sea creature. This is best shown in *The Last Olympian*, when he transforms a sizable sea monster into a goldfish. Also, when Percy sat on Poseidon's throne, Poseidon said, "If I hadn't looked before I blasted, you would be a puddle of sea water."
* **Raw Divine Power**: One of the three most powerful weapons in existence, the Trident carries immense raw power. In addition to utilizing the Trident's elemental powers, Poseidon can also channel his raw energies of the Trident into a devastating blue energy blast. This is best shown in *The Last Olympian*, where a Poseidon instantly destroys a giant squid that was "larger than any skyscraper" with an energy blast, dissolving it "like food coloring." Furthermore, Poseidon's trident was the first weapon to significantly injure Typhon (who had barely staggered from a hit from the Master Bolt).

## Trivia

* The trident is the astronomical symbol of the planet Neptune.
* The telekhines in *Battle of the Labyrinth* claim to be the creators of Poseidon's trident, yet this is contradicted in *Percy Jackson's Greek Gods* where the creators of the weapon is stated to be the Elder Cyclopes respectively.
* In myth, the most common origin for the trident is it was created by the Elder Cyclopes along with Zeus' Master Bolt and Hades' Helm of Darkness. The books use the less common story of the Telekhines forging it.
* It is able to control all bodies of water.
* It is only rivalled by the Master Bolt and the Helm of Darkness.
* It is the only Symbol of Power of the Big Three that wasn't stolen by Luke.
* As shown in *Percy Jackson's Greek Gods*, Poseidon used the Trident to smash the chains of the Elder Cyclops and Hekatonkheires, freeing them from Tartarus.
* In *Trials of Apollo*, Apollo comments on how Poseidon never cleans the moss and algae off his trident.