Poseidon

**Poseidon**, also known as **Neptune**, was the Old God of the Sea, Earthquakes and Storms, as well as a brother of Zeus, worshiped by the Ancient Greeks, Romans, and Atlantean civilizations.

He would ultimately, however, be slain by his nephew Ares in the War of the Gods, while attempting to help protect humanity from him.

## Biography

### Honored by the Atlanteans

At some point, Poseidon was named in honor of the material Poseidon steel, which was used to forge the Trident of Atlan.

### War of the Gods

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Poseidon despised his nephew Ares for his extremist views and hatred of humanity, and therefore helped Zeus protect humanity from the God of War. Ares, however, violently rebelled, starting the War of the Gods on Olympus, which resulted in him facing and ultimately slaying Poseidon in battle, along with all other Old Gods.

## Personality

Poseidon, according to Ares, like the other Old Gods, didn't share the latter's insight into humanity's darker traits, and Poseidon therefore attempted to protect them from Ares during the War of the Gods.

## Powers and abilities

### Powers

* **Old God physiology**: As an Old God, Poseidon is a phenomenally powerful divine being, being one of the most powerful Old Gods of all, surpassed only by his brother Zeus. Indeed, Ares was only able to face Poseidon in combat when greatly enhanced by the violence of the War of the Gods.
	+ **Immortality**: Poseidon, due to him being an Old God, has lived for millennia without visibly aging, with him far predating the creation of humanity and the Amazons by his brother Zeus.
	+ **Super strength**: Poseidon had a tremendous level of physical strength, apparently on par with that of a violence-enhanced Ares during the War of the Gods.
	+ **Nigh-invulnerability**: Poseidon, as an Old God, is immune to death by normal superficial means. However, he can be slain by other gods, given as how Ares was able to kill him.
	+ **Omnilingualism**: Poseidon, as an Old God, has the ability to fluently speak, read, and understand all human languages, even currently dead ones.
* **Hydrokinesis**: Poseidon was the Old God of the Seas, able to control the movement of waves, creating all manner of aquatic phenomena, such as massive tidal waves and hurricanes.

### Abilities

* **Master combatant**: Poseidon is an extremely skilled and formidable combatant (particularly at wielding his trident in battle), though seemingly not quite on par with Ares, as the latter was able to defeat and slay him in the War of the Gods.

### Weaknesses

* **Beings of equal power**: Poseidon, when fighting other Old Gods (such as his nephew Ares), is more vulnerable, as they are powerful enough to injure and even kill Poseidon, notably when Ares was ultimately able to slay him.

## Equipment

* **Trident**: Poseidon's primary weapon, which, due to its nature, is one of the extreme few weapons that can actually injure an otherwise invulnerable Kryptonian, in addition to also being able to help Poseidon summon and generate massive waves.

## Relationships

### Family

* Old Gods
	+ Zeus † - brother
	+ Hades † - brother
	+ Hestia † - sister
	+ Ares † - nephew and Killer
	+ Athena † - niece
	+ Apollo † - nephew
	+ Artemis † - niece
* Diana - niece

Allies* Humanity
* Amazons
* Atlanteans

## Trivia

* Neptune, the eighth planet of the Solar System, is named after Poseidon's Roman name.

## References

Beall, Will, Wan, James, Johns, Geoff (writers) & Wan, James (director) (December 21, 2018). *Aquaman*.
Heinberg, Allan, Snyder, Zack, Fuchs, Jason (writers) & Jenkins, Patty (director) (June 22, 2017). *Wonder Woman*.
3. ↑ *Zack Snyder Defends Aquaman’s Honor* - The Mary Sue

## External links

* File:Favicon.png Poseidon on DC Database
* File:WP favicon.png Poseidon on Wikipedia

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