![]() ![]() ![]() Teleportation: Poseidon can teleport himself through the water, or use it to travel short distances.This power extends from tidal waves, water tornadoes, and even creating pillars as he did from underneath him to watch the battle of Seraphim and Heron from Olympus. Advanced Hydrokinesis: Poseidon as the god of the seas can manipulate water with much proficiency through his will.Levitation: As seen in battle, Poseidon can levitate himself off the ground and fly.Superhuman Strength: Like all the Greek gods, Poseidon possesses an immense amount of physical strength, enough so to hold Zeus' at bay.Immortality: Like all the Greek gods, Poseidon seems ageless if not extremely long-lived.But Zeus saw through Poseidon, correctly guessing what she'd done and how it didn't sit well with the sea god, but he accepted him nonetheless, though Poseidon was still humbled by the gesture. until Hera offered the Giants dominion over his seas, and Poseidon refused to surrender his own kingdom and went back to Zeus, claiming Hera was mad. When at last the issues of Zeus and Hera drove a wedge between the Gods of Olympus, Poseidon chose to side with Hera, whom he thought would be fairer and just in abiding by the laws of Olympus. Poseidon appeared to have strained patience for his brother Zeus and his many affairs, as he held Zeus, who was also his king, to high standards and expected him to abide by the laws and rules Zeus had established otherwise, they were a pointless joke. Poseidon has golden yellow eyes and wears a golden crown that could possibly signify him being king of the seas. He appears to wear a turquoise sash and multiple golden accessories. He has long, silky silver hair and a long, silky silver beard that appears to twist at the end. ![]() Poseidon is shown to have a large, muscular build and is one of the tallest Olympians. After the Giants' defeat with their souls taken by Hermes into the Cauldron, Poseidon cast their bodies into the ocean, to be forever swallowed by the tides. Poseidon was also known to give the ability of transformation to other people as he did with maiden Caenis, whom he turned into a very strong man named Caeneus upon her own request.In A Call to Arms, a flashback showed Poseidon participating in the Gigantomachy where he witnessed the birth of the Giants from the last Titan's blood spilled on the sea and fought them alongside his fellow Gods including the final assault led by Zeus. Pegasus, the flying horse born from Medusa when Perseus killed her, was known as one of Poseidon’s offspring, so it is considered that Poseidon had the shape of a horse when he had an intercourse with Medusa. It was told in some myths that Poseidon sometimes shapeshifted into a horse. He was known to be a moody god and it was told that he used that trident to shatter the earth, cause earthquakes and storms when he became angry. The god of the sea was almost all the time depicted with a trident in his hand. However, he did not keep his promise and this ended up Poseidon sending a great sea monster to lay waste on the City of Troy before the Trojan War started. King Laomedon made them build very high walls surrounding the city and promised that he would pay them well for that. Zeus took away divine powers of Poseidon and Apollo temporarily since they took part of a rebellion planned by Hera and they were punished by Zeus to serve the King of Troy, Laomedon. Seamen mostly worshipped Poseidon in the ancient times and it was a part of the rituals that seamen had to drown horses as sacrifices for him. After spending such a long time for creating horses, he lost interest and did not want to marry Demeter anymore. So, he created horses, however, it is told that he had to try real hard for this and he created many other animals before creating horses. Poseidon had many children but Theseus, the founder and the king of Athens, was the most important name among these children.Īccording to a myth, Poseidon wanted to marry Demeter but she was unwilling to get married and made it difficult for him by telling she would be his bride if he created the most beautiful animal in the world. When Zeus released Poseidon and four other siblings from the imprisonment of their father, the three brothers, Zeus, Poseidon and Hades shared the universe Zeus became the ruler of sky and heavens whereas Hades became the ruler of the underworld, the realm of the dead and Poseidon was entitled to rule over the sea.Īmphitrite, one of the old sea goddesses, daughter of Nereus and Doris and the granddaughter of Titan Oceanus, was the wife of Poseidon. His counterpart in Roman mythology is Neptune. He was one of the six children of the Titans, Cronus and Rhea. Poseidon is the god of the sea, rivers, earthquakes, flood, drought and horses in Greek mythology. ![]()
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