Poseidon



Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν in Ancient Greek), also known as The Earthshaker, the Father of Horses. He is a child of Kronos and Rhea. He is the father of Percy Jackson, the child of the Great Prophecy. His Roman counterpart is Neptune.

[edit] History
Poseidon spent his childhood in his father's stomach, along with the rest of his brothers and sisters. When Metis and Zeus made Kronos regurgitate his brothers and sisters, Poseidon joined their cause and battle against the Titans, along with his siblings Hades, Demeter, Hestia, and Hera, beginning the First Olympian War. They all destroyed Kronos. And after they won the war against the Titans, the three brothers; Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades drew lots. Zeus drew the sky, and Poseidon the sea. Hades got the Underworld as this was the only realm left after his brothers. Because of this Hades despised his brothers, and this would cause him to become a slow raging god.

Poseidon built a palace in the sea, replaced Oceanus the old sea titan, and married one of his daughters, Amphitrite. She became Queen of the sea, and they ruled together. They had a son, and named him Triton, whom is his heir to his throne.

Poseidon is the father of many heroes, including Theseus. His half-blood son is Percy Jackson, and he is also the father of Tyson the Cyclops, Percy's half-brother that comes along in the second book,The Sea of Monsters.

[edit] Rivalry with Athena
Poseidon and Athena both competed to be the patron god of Athens. Poseidon's gift was a saltwater spring, Athena's was the olive tree. The people of Athens chose Athena over Poseidon, because they saw that her gift was better than Poseidon's. This most likely angered Poseidon, because he was one of the 'Big Three' (Zeus, Poseidon and Hades), and Athena was a less important goddess.

[edit] Poseidon and Medusa
Poseidon had a relationship with Medusa. Athena once caught Poseidon with his girlfriend Medusa (who was once a pretty maiden) together in her temple. Furious at Poseidon and Medusa for doing such disgusting acts in her temple, she turned Medusa and her sisters into the "Three Gorgons."

[edit] Family
He is the father of Percy Jackson and the Cyclops Tyson.Triton is his immortal son. He also fathers many Cyclopes, including Polyphemus, the famous cyclops that Odysseus had encountered.

He loves his sons Percy and Tyson; he also seems not to have a problem with Percy's relationship with Annabeth, and is glad Percy has found someone to love.

It is hinted in the end of The Last Olympian that he has more unclaimed children, though it's unclear whether or not he's kidding, as he both winks as though he's joking, and then reminds Percy to "know which ones can land", obviously talking about the future demigods that will appear, though whether or not he's talking about his own children is unknown. Poseidon also has an immortal family in his underwater palace.

[edit] Children
Triton, Poseidon's only god son.Added by Trex6*Percy Jackson
 * Tyson
 * Triton
 * Antaeus
 * Polyphemus
 * Pegasus
 * Chryasor
 * Theseus
 * Bellerophon
 * Aloeus
 * Orion
 * Aspen Nepsa (demi god check out her page!!)
 * Percy Jackson (also demigod check out his page!!)

[edit] Personality
Poseidon is overall a benevolent god, although he shares many characteristics with his brother Zeus being stubborn, proud, and temperamental. However he appears to have matured over the centuries to a point where these attributes do not dominate him to the same extent they do Zeus, making him much more reasonable. He cares for his children and watches over them more than many of the other gods actively giving them advice or aiding them indirectly.

[edit] Appearance
He has black hair, a neatly trimmed beard, sea-green eyes, and a nice tan except for pale wrinkles by his eyes and cheeks to show that whenever he's in the sun he's smiling. He wears Birkenstocks (leather sandals), khaki Bermuda shorts, and a shirt with coconuts and parrots on it, and a battered cap decorated with fishing lures. It says NEPTUNE'S LUCKY FISHING HAT

[edit] Powers
Poseidon is an extremely powerful god rivaled only by his brothers Zeus, and Hades, and surpassed by Typhon, whom he managed to cast into Tartarus. As god of the sea he can control water on a level far greater than anyone else on the planet. He is capable of summoning and controlling fierce storms over the water, though it is unknown to what extent he can summon storms over land or how his weather powers compare to Zeus.. Like all gods, his element is linked with his emotions- when he is angry, he inadvertently summons hurricanes, when at peace, the sea is calm. He presumably possesses the standard powers of a God. He presumably has all of Percy's powers, but to a much more advanced degree. Which is why, most of the time, Percy cannot control his own.

His power compared to Zeus is a subject of much debate. It is generally agreed that Zeus is stronger, with Poseidon being a close second. During the second Titanmoachy he was the only god to seriously wound Typhon, but there were extenuating circumstances on both sides that make the true status in doubt.

[edit] Symbol of Power
Poseidon's symbol of power is the trident. He can project beams of blue light from it that can transform targets or even outright destroy what they hit.