Poseidon

## Poseidon Aegaeus

### Alias

Neptune (Roman Name), King Neptune, Lord of the Seas, Earthshaker, Stormbringer, Lord of Horses, Sea-King

### God of

the Seas, Earthquakes, Horses, Floods, Droughts, Storms

### Family

Kronos (father) & Rhea (mother)

 Ouranos (grandfather) & Gaea (grandmother)

 Zeus & Hades (brothers) Hera, Hestia, & Demeter (sisters) Chiron (half-brother)

 Amphitrite (wife) Atlanna, Cleito, & Sally Jackson (lovers/wives)

Triton, Perseus Aegaeus, Arthur Curry, Proteus, Theseus, Orion, Polyphemus, Bellerophon (sons), Rhode, Kymopoleia, & Benthesikyme (daughters)

 Frank Zhang, Hercules, and the Atlantean Royal Family (descendants)

### Affiliation

Gods of Olympus, Olympian Council, Atlantean Royal Family, Council of Godheads, Sea Gods of the World

## Personal Information

### Occupation

Patron of Atlantis, King of the Seas and Atlantica

### Residence

Underwater Sanctuary, Atlantica Olympus (occasionally)

### Base of Operations

Underwater Sanctuary, Atlantica Olympus (occasionally)

**Poseidon Aegaeus** is the Greek God of the Sea, Storms, Earthquakes, Droughts, Floods, and Horses. He's the son of Kronos and Rhea, as well as one of the Big Three. He's the patron god of Corinth and one of the most principled gods of Atlantis. His Roman counterpart is **Neptune**.

## Personality

Poseidon is overall a benevolent god, even though he shares many characteristics with Zeus including pride, stubbornness, and a fearsome temper. However, he appears to have matured over the centuries to a point where these attributes do not dominate Poseidon to the same extent they do Zeus, making him much more reasonable. Poseidon loves and cares for his children and watches over them more than most of the other gods, actively giving them advice, and aiding them indirectly, though this might be since he only has one son. Poseidon has a more caring and overall human personality, which Percy inherited many traits from. It should also be noted that despite their occasional quarrels, Poseidon, unlike most other Olympians, was usually on good terms with Ares, and was the one to speak up for the war god when the latter was imprisoned and humiliated by Hephaestus, knowing that nobody else would.

However, when Poseidon falls into depression, he can be *extremely* dramatic, much like Zeus. When unable to woo Amphitrite, Poseidon becomes extremely depressed, and pointlessly wandered about his palace, bellowing "louder than a humpback whale", giving many whales and giant squids terrible migraines. Poseidon also greatly admired the fifty beautiful Nereids, and was infuriated when Queen Cassiopeia claimed to be more beautiful than any of them. As a result, Poseidon summoned a gigantic and bloodthirsty sea serpent, and ordered it to terrorize her kingdom. However, he later allowed Perseus to slay the serpent and save Andromeda (Cassiopeia's daughter) from it

However, after her death, while Poseidon did place Cassiopeia in the sky as a constellation, he insisted on placing her there upside-down as a final punishment. But perhaps the most infamous example of Poseidon's vengeful rage occurred after Minos refused to appease the sea god by sacrificing the a white bull that the god had previously sent him, so an infuriated Poseidon had Aphrodite force Pasiphaë to fall madly in love and mate with the white bull, which resulted in the birth of the fearsome Minotaur.

## Appearance

Once described by Sally Jackson as "tall, handsome, powerful, yet gentle", Poseidon has black hair, a neatly trimmed black beard, a deep tan, and sea-green eyes (inherited from his mother Rhea) that were surrounded by sun-crinkles that told one he was prone to smiling. His hands are also scarred like an old-time fisherman's. When casual (which is almost always), he wore Birkenstocks (leather sandals), khaki Bermuda shorts, a Tommy Bahama shirt with coconuts and parrots all over it (or any other Hawaiian shirt), and a cap decorated with fishing lures which says "Neptune's Lucky Fishing Hat."

## Powers & Abilities

### Powers

As one of the Big Three, Poseidon is extremely powerful and has the ultimate powers a god can possess, and is rivaled only by his brothers, Zeus and Hades. His immense prowess has made him one of Athena's most powerful adversaries and even in the body of Julian Solo, a small manifestation of his Cosmo could encompass the Universe. Poseidon did once have these powers temporarily stripped by Zeus, due to the former's involvement in the Olympian riot, but they were ultimately restored.

* **Olympian Physiology**: Poseidon belongs to a race of ancient and inconceivably powerful beings known as the Gods of Earth, being a member of the Gods of Olympus - one of the oldest established pantheons in existence. Because of this, Poseidon has almost unlimited power to call upon and his advanced physiology is superior to that of any mortal and those of a vast majority of his race.
	+ **Powerful Roar**: When Poseidon becomes extremely depressed about his inability to woo Amphitrite, Poseidon bellows "louder than a humpback whale", giving many whales and giant squids terrible migraines. When Poseidon attacks Typhon, his voice is so loud that Perseus was uncertain if he was hearing it from the smoke image, or from all the way across town.
	+ **Godly Strength**: Poseidon has incredible physical prowess, having been mention to submerge entire islands and hurl mountains at his enemies. Even when Zeus temporarily stripped him of his powers and divinity, Poseidon's physical strength still far surpassed that of any demigod, and he could easily carry six massive stone blocks simultaneously while building a mighty wall around Troy. He ripped a part of the island of Kos off and hurled it at Polybotes in their battle, creating the island Nisyros as a result
	+ **Immortality**: Like all Olympians, Poseidon has lived for millennia and witnessed the rise of the Silver Age of mankind. He's functionally immortal and has shown to be immune to the passage of time, having not aged past his prime since reaching adulthood. Furthermore, Poseidon cannot die through any conventional means nor is he affected by diseases and infections. Poseidon can however, fade from existence through a lack of worship and the diminishing of his domain, becoming so weakened that it's impossible to take on a physical form.
	+ **Regenerative Healing Factor**: Despite his great level of durability, Poseidon can sustain injury - however thanks to his godly life-force, Poseidon can easily recover with superhuman levels of speed and efficacy. He's even been capable of regenerating missing limbs and organs, with the rate of regeneration showing to rapidly increase when in contact with water.
	+ **Superhumanly Dense Tissue**: The skin, muscle, and bone tissues of Poseidon's body, like that of all Olympians, is about 3 times as dense as that of a human. This contributes, somewhat, to Neptune's superhuman strength and weight.
	+ **Superhuman Durability**: Poseidon's body is highly resistant to physical injury. He is capable of withstanding great impact forces, temperature and pressure extremes, and powerful energy blasts without sustaining injury. While normal weaponry has no affect, Poseidon can still be harmed through the use of supernatural weapons such as those made of Celestial Bronze and Imperial Gold, which bypasses his physiology's natural defenses.
	+ **Superhuman Speed**: Poseidon is capable of running and moving at speeds much greater than even the finest human athlete. His magical pearls - which are imbued with his divine magic and speed - have shown to possess the capability of transporting others to their desired location in ten seconds or less.
	+ **Superhuman Stamina**: Poseidon's body produces almost no fatigue toxins during physical activity, granting him almost limitless physical stamina. He fought in the First Titanomachy for over ten years without much need for a break and like many divine beings, was not to possess incredible sexual stamina that allows him to sleep with others for extended periods of time.

* **Ocean Lordship**: As the King and God of the Seas and Oceans, Poseidon holds absolute dominion over the oceans and creatures that dwell within any body of water. Being the founding head of the Sea Gods of the World, Poseidon was revealed to possess authority over the oceans greater than any other sea deity regardless of the pantheon, with the sole exception of Pontus and Thalassa whom are his superiors and personified forces of the seas itself.
* **Horses**: As the god who initially created horses, Poseidon has divine authority and control over them. This is shown when Poseidon makes a herd of horses part before him, and surround Demeter. This power also extends to any horse-like creatures including unicorns, kelpies, hippocampi, and winged horse, as his children are all shown communicating with them.

### Abilities

* **Battle Prowess**: Having fought countless wars over the millennia, Poseidon is an excellent warrior with experience in armed and unarmed combat. He fought against the Titans in the First Titanomachy which lasted for over ten years, easily harming the likes of Atlas and made quick work of Rao. He would go one to fight in the First Gigantomachy, having ripped a part of the island of Kos off and hurled it at Polybotes in their battle, creating the island Nisyros as a result. Through the millennia, Poseidon would engage in a Holy War against his niece Athena, holding his own against the war goddess despite being limited in a mortal body and always suffering from defeat.
	+ **Trident Mastery**: As God of the Seas, Poseidon's main weapon is the infamous trident generally used by all sea deities. He has unapparelled skill which only the Titan Oceanus can match. Because the trident is a type of spear, Poseidon and his children are naturally adept with any polearm.
* **Multilingualism**: Aside from using Allspeak as a translator, Poseidon is naturally fluent in all languages on Earth including Ancient Greek, Latin, and Mermish, the latter of which is something only his children are speak.
* **Leadership**: Poseidon led the armies of Atlantis against Tiamat's army of ancient sea gods and sea spirits as well as countless sea monsters. Eventually, after a discussion with Perseus, Poseidon re-routes his forces and leads the Cyclops army to provide aid to the other Olympians who were making their last stand. The assistance tips the tide of battle and causes Typhon to be defeated and sent to Tartarus.
* **Building Skills**: While stripped of his godhood and powers, Poseidon constructed the famous Walls of Troy, which were extremely durable, and kept the Greek forces (which Poseidon, ironically, supported) at bay for 10 long years.

## Attributes

* Trident (weapon)
* Dolphin (animal)
* Horse (animal)
* Ram (animal)
* Bull (animal)
* Ash and White Pine (trees)

## Attendants

Poseidon has many loyal attendants including his wife and queen Amphitrite, and their four children (Triton, Rhode, Kymopoleia, and Benthesikyme), the 50 Nereids, Oceanids, and merpeople including the Tritones. Moreover, Poseidon also possesses his own personal army known as the Mariners and protect the 7 pillars that sustain the Underwater Sanctuary.

## Paraphernalia

### Armor

* **Poseidon Scale**: The sacred armor of Poseidon, it's a golden orange, a likely indicator of the presence of Orichalcum. Its design is rather sober, more martial than ceremonial, with coverage similar to that of a Sea General Scale.

### Weapons

* **Poseidon's Trident**: Poseidon carries a Trident forged by the first Cyclops that was forged from his godly essence and is the symbol of his power. The Trident is virtually indestructible as it is composed of Poseidon Steel and Orichalcum. Acting as an amplifier and channel for Poseidon's abilities, Poseidon can also conjure massive amounts of water and manipulate energy for various purposes, as well as give control of all sea animals to the wielder. He can strike the bottom of the sea bed and cause earthquakes.

## Family

Poseidon is married to Amphitrite and has four children by her, but he is also the father of a diversity of children.

## Trivia

* In certain regions of Mycenaean Greece Poseidon was the king of the gods while Zeus wasn't all that of an important god (it should be noted that the Myths of ancient Greece are set in Mycenaean Greece).
* Poseidon is the only male Olympian to have sired a child through Parthenogenesis
* Poseidon and Apollo are the only two major Olympians who have temporarily been stripped of their divinity and godly powers (by Zeus).
* Poseidon is also referred to as "The Earthshaker", "The Stormbringer", and "The Father of Horses."
* Neptune, the eighth and last official planet from the Sun, is named after Poseidon's Roman counterpart.
* According to Greek mythology, Poseidon possessed a palace located in the sea. It was made of gems and coral. But, he was at Mount Olympus more often than in his Poseidon's palace
* Poseidon is shown to be the only one to inherit his mother Rhea's brilliant green eyes. His son Perseus later inherits them as well.
* Kronos seems to have a particularly strong hatred for his son Poseidon, whom he describes as "too changeable, and too unpredictable."
* After many competitions with other Olympians, Poseidon finally became the patron god of Corinth and Atlantis.