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'''Poseidon''' was an [[Isu]], the '''Trident King''' who ruled as ''Dikastes Basileus'' (Grand Adjudicator) of [[Atlantis]]. He was the brother of [[Hades]] and [[Zeus]], and fathered at least ten sons: [[Atlas (Isu)|Atlas]], [[Diaprepes]], [[Mestor]], [[Azaes]], [[Ampheres]], [[Gadiros]], [[Elasippos]], [[Mneseas]], [[Evaimon]], and [[Autochthonos]].
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{{Quote|Poseidon, god of the ocean. Thank you for watching over the Adrestia.|Kassandra|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey}}
 
'''Poseidon''' was an [[Isu]] revered by the [[Greece|Greek]] god of the seas, the ocean, [[horse]]s, and earthquakes. He was the brother of [[Hades]].
 
   
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Atlantis was first ruled by Atlas but Poseidon, seeking power for himself, actually supplanted his own son as the reigning monarch and instead gave all his children the subordinate position of ''Archon'' to manage the city's affairs.
His equivalent in [[Rome|Roman]] mythology is [[Neptune]].
 
   
 
Poseidon was revered by the ancient [[Greece|Greeks]] as the god of the seas, the ocean, [[horse]]s, and earthquakes. His equivalent in [[Rome|Roman]] mythology is [[Neptune]].
==Relations==
 
Poseidon was rumored to have fathered [[Byzas]] with the [[nymph]] {{Wiki|Keroessa|Keroessa}}. Byzas later became the founder of [[Constantinople|Byzantium]], which was renamed sometime after as Constantinople.<ref name="ACR Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Constantinople]]</ref> While [[Amphitrite]], wife of Poseidon and queen of the sea, was said to have birthed his other son [[Triton]], who had a conch shell to control the sea.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
 
   
 
==Biography==
According to stories told on [[Naxos Island]], a mortal woman by the name of [[Iphimedeia]] fell in love with Poseidon, and was in the habit of walking the shores, gathering sea water into her lap. Later, she gave birth to twin [[giant]] sons, the [[Aloadai]] Otos and Ephialtes.<ref name="ACOd"/>
 
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===Isu Era===
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During the [[Isu Era]], Poseidon ruled the Isu city of Atlantis as ''Dikastes Basileus'' (Grand Adjudicator), having deposed his own son Atlas to take control of the throne for himself. To better manage the city's affairs, Poseidon appointed his sons as [[Archons of Atlantis|Archons]], each managing an area of the city. Although Poseidon expected Atlas was the one with the talents to succeed him in time, Poseidon played favorites with his children and considered [[Gadiros]] his most beloved.<ref name="JoA">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis]]''</ref>
   
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Poseidon implemented a cycle system for Atlantis wherein the city would be destroyed and reconstituted afresh every seven years if it was judged to be imperfect. To help bear the weight of responsbility to Atlantis' co-existing Isu and human population, and with Atlas seen as not yet fit for the task, Poseidon eventually appointed an individual as ''[[Dikastes]]'', whose role was to carry out and enforce judgement within the realm. One such ''Dikastes'' appointed by Poseidon was the Isu [[Aletheia]].<ref name="JoA" />
[[Orion]] the Giant was also a son of Poseidon, allegedly born in [[Boeotia]].<ref name="ACOd"/>
 
   
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At some point, Poseidon provided [[Aita]] and his wife [[Juno]] access to Atlantis, who both used the opportunity to secretly work on the [[Olympos Project]], an experiment to develop a series of hybrid beasts, using abducted humans as guinea-pigs and powered by purpose-built [[Atlantis artifact|Precursor relics]], one which Poseidon eventually discovered with the help of Aletheia. Appalled by the experiments and Juno's mistrust against the humans, Poseidon banned Aita, Juno, and their followers from his city, sending them back to [[Feyan]]. He would also initiate a ban on any human experimentation in the city.<ref name="JoA" />
==Biography==
 
According to the story of the death of [[Hippolytos]], the hero [[Theseus]]' son, Poseidon played a part in it. Angered by what his wife [[Phaidra]] claimed Hippolytos to have done, Theseus invoked the god to kill Hippolytos. Poseidon summoned a sea monster, and Hippolytos died within the [[Sinkholes of Herakles]] in [[Argolis]], in a [[chariot]] accident.<ref name="ACOd" />
 
   
 
==Influence and legacy==
 
==Influence and legacy==
 
===Classical antiquity===
 
===Classical antiquity===
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] obtained [[Poseidon's Trident]] from within the ruins of a [[Temple of Poseidon, Island of Triton|temple]] dedicated to him on a small [[Samos|Samian]] [[Island of Triton|island]]. This [[trident]] was a weapon attributed to Poseidon that allowed the wielder to [[Engraving|breathe underwater]] and was said to "control the seas".<ref name="ACOd" />
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During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] obtained [[Poseidon's Trident]] from within the ruins of a [[Temple of Poseidon, Island of Triton|temple]] dedicated to him on a small [[Samos|Samian]] [[Island of Triton|island]]. This [[trident]] was a weapon attributed to Poseidon that allowed the wielder to [[Engraving|breathe underwater]] and was said to "control the seas".<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>
   
The [[Areopagus]] in [[Athens]] was said to have been the place where the god of war [[Ares]] was judged for killing one of Poseidon's sons.<ref name="ACOd" />
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The [[Areopagus]] in [[Athens]] was said to have been the place where the god of war [[Ares]] was judged for killing one of Poseidon's sons.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Attika|Attika: Areopagus]]</ref>
   
Throughout the Greek world, there were numerous [[Temple of Poseidon|temples]] dedicated to the god, and some like the [[Erechtheion]] on the [[Akropolis Sanctuary]] in Athens was dedicated many gods at the same time. There was also the region of [[Korinthia]] dedicated to Poseidon: the [[Isthmus of Poseidon]], housing the [[Sanctuary of Isthmia]], home to the [[Isthmian Games]].<ref name="ACOd" />
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Throughout the Greek world, there were numerous [[Temple of Poseidon|temples]] dedicated to the god, and some like the [[Erechtheion]] on the [[Akropolis Sanctuary]] in Athens was dedicated many gods at the same time. There was also the region of [[Korinthia]] dedicated to Poseidon: the [[Isthmus of Poseidon]], housing the [[Sanctuary of Isthmia]], home to the [[Isthmian Games]].<ref name="ACOd" /> Lesser shrines and altars, like [[Kolonos Hippios]] in [[Attika]], also dotted the landscape.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Attika: Kolonos Hippios|Attika: Kolonos Hippios]]</ref>
   
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After imbibing [[lotus]] flower wine, [[Barnabas]] had three visions concerning his wife [[Leda (Barnabas' wife)|Leda]]. In one of these, he swore that Poseidon, along with [[Thoosa]], held his hand as they guided him down to the depths of [[Drakontospilo]] on [[Anaphi]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Odyssey Into the Past]]</ref>
A simulation of Poseidon was present in the Isu [[Aletheia]]'s simulation of [[Hades (place)|Hades]], and Kassandra met him there.<ref>[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades|Torment of Hades]]</ref>
 
   
In 48 BCE, Poseidon was often invoked by [[Phoxidas]] during his time sailing the seas with [[Amunet|Aya]].<ref name="Ambush at Sea">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Ambush At Sea]]</ref>
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In 48 BCE, Poseidon was often invoked by [[Phoxidas]] during his time sailing the seas with [[Amunet|Aya]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[Ambush At Sea]]</ref>
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===Mythology===
 
According to the story of the death of [[Hippolytos]], the hero [[Theseus]]' son, Poseidon played a part in it. Angered by what his wife [[Phaidra]] claimed Hippolytos to have done, Theseus invoked the god to kill Hippolytos. Poseidon summoned a sea monster, and Hippolytos died within the [[Sinkholes of Herakles]] in [[Argolis]], in a [[chariot]] accident.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Argolis|Argolis: Chariot of Hippolytos]]</ref>
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Poseidon was rumored to have fathered [[Byzas]] with the [[nymph]] {{Wiki|Keroessa|Keroessa}}. Byzas later became the founder of [[Constantinople|Byzantium]], which was renamed sometime after as Constantinople.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Database: Constantinople]]</ref> While [[Amphitrite]], wife of Poseidon and queen of the sea, was said to have birthed his other son [[Triton]], who had a conch shell to control the sea.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[She Who Controls the Seas]]</ref> Poseidon is also named as the father of the legendary horse [[Areion]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Arkadia|Arkadia: Statue of Fury Demeter]]</ref>
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According to stories told on [[Naxos Island]], a mortal woman by the name of [[Iphimedeia]] fell in love with Poseidon, and was in the habit of walking the shores, gathering sea water into her lap. Later, she gave birth to twin [[giant]] sons, the [[Aloadai]] Otos and Ephialtes.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Naxos|Naxos: Cave of Iphimedeia]]</ref>
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[[Orion]] the Giant was also a son of Poseidon, allegedly born in [[Boeotia]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations#Boeotia|Boeotia: Tomb of Orion]]</ref>
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===Simulation===
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During the [[Peloponnesian War]], a simulated version of Poseidon was created by [[Aletheia]] within her [[Aletheia's simulations|simulations]] intended for the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]]..<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]''</ref>
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
*According to the myths, the [[Titan]] [[Kronos]] devoured every child he begat with his sister-wife [[Rhea]]. When [[Zeus]] saved his siblings, they accompanied him as the new gods, and became part of the twelve mightiest. In order from oldest to youngest, the children were [[Hestia]], [[Demeter]], [[Hera]], [[Hades]] and Poseidon before Zeus.
 
*According to the myths, the [[Titan]] [[Kronos]] devoured every child he begat with his sister-wife [[Rhea]]. When [[Zeus]] saved his siblings, they accompanied him as the new gods, and became part of the twelve mightiest. In order from oldest to youngest, the children were [[Hestia]], [[Demeter]], [[Hera]], [[Hades]] and Poseidon before Zeus.
 
*The mural depicting Poseidon in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' is based on a [https://www.theoi.com/Gallery/L20.1.html painting] on an amphora from Late Classical period, depicting the [[Battle of the Giants and Gods]].
 
*The mural depicting Poseidon in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' is based on a [https://www.theoi.com/Gallery/L20.1.html painting] on an amphora from Late Classical period, depicting the [[Battle of the Giants and Gods]].
*According to ''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', the amulet worn by [[Barnabas]] and [[Mydon]] for example is that of Poseidon, featuring his trident.
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*According to ''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'', the amulet worn by Barnabas and [[Mydon]] for example is that of Poseidon, featuring his trident.
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center">
 
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center">
Statue of Poseidon.png|Statue of Poseidon in [[Sanctuary of Olympia]]
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Statue of Poseidon.png|A statue of Poseidon in Sanctuary of Olympia
ACOD Statue of Poseidon.jpg|Statue of Poseidon on an island
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ACOD Statue of Poseidon.jpg|A statue of Poseidon on an island
ACOD Poseidon Figurehead.png|The figurehead of the ship ''[[Adrestia]]'' featuring Poseidon
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ACOD Poseidon Figurehead.png|The figurehead of the ship ''Adrestia'' featuring Poseidon
ACOD Pellene Statue of Poseidon.jpg|Statue of Poseidon in [[Pellene]]
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ACOD Pellene Statue of Poseidon.jpg|A statue of Poseidon in Pellene
ACOd-AmuletofPoseidon.jpg|Amulet of Poseidon
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ACOd-AmuletofPoseidon.jpg|An amulet of Poseidon
 
ACOd-Gigantomachy-Poseidon.jpg|Poseidon depicted in a mural in 5th century BCE Greece, with [[Ares]] on his left and [[Artemis]] on his right
 
ACOd-Gigantomachy-Poseidon.jpg|Poseidon depicted in a mural in 5th century BCE Greece, with [[Ares]] on his left and [[Artemis]] on his right
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ACOD FoA JoA Statue of Poseidon.jpg|A statue of Poseidon in Atlantis
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Olympians.jpg|Depicted clockwise from top center are: [[Zeus]], [[Hephaestus]], [[Athena]], [[Apollo]], [[Hermes Trismegistus|Hermes]], [[Artemis]], Poseidon, [[Eros]], [[Aphrodite]], [[Ares]], [[Dionysus]], [[Hades]], [[Hestia]], [[Demeter]], [[Hera]].
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{Mo}}
 
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{c|Statue only}}
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==References==
 
==References==
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"My one wish is that I had more time to learn from you. In time, I may have learned to be more human."
―A simulation of Poseidon to Kassandra, c. 422 BCE[src]-[m]

Poseidon was an Isu, the Trident King who ruled as Dikastes Basileus (Grand Adjudicator) of Atlantis. He was the brother of Hades and Zeus, and fathered at least ten sons: Atlas, Diaprepes, Mestor, Azaes, Ampheres, Gadiros, Elasippos, Mneseas, Evaimon, and Autochthonos.

Atlantis was first ruled by Atlas but Poseidon, seeking power for himself, actually supplanted his own son as the reigning monarch and instead gave all his children the subordinate position of Archon to manage the city's affairs.

Poseidon was revered by the ancient Greeks as the god of the seas, the ocean, horses, and earthquakes. His equivalent in Roman mythology is Neptune.

Biography

Isu Era

During the Isu Era, Poseidon ruled the Isu city of Atlantis as Dikastes Basileus (Grand Adjudicator), having deposed his own son Atlas to take control of the throne for himself. To better manage the city's affairs, Poseidon appointed his sons as Archons, each managing an area of the city. Although Poseidon expected Atlas was the one with the talents to succeed him in time, Poseidon played favorites with his children and considered Gadiros his most beloved.[1]

Poseidon implemented a cycle system for Atlantis wherein the city would be destroyed and reconstituted afresh every seven years if it was judged to be imperfect. To help bear the weight of responsbility to Atlantis' co-existing Isu and human population, and with Atlas seen as not yet fit for the task, Poseidon eventually appointed an individual as Dikastes, whose role was to carry out and enforce judgement within the realm. One such Dikastes appointed by Poseidon was the Isu Aletheia.[1]

At some point, Poseidon provided Aita and his wife Juno access to Atlantis, who both used the opportunity to secretly work on the Olympos Project, an experiment to develop a series of hybrid beasts, using abducted humans as guinea-pigs and powered by purpose-built Precursor relics, one which Poseidon eventually discovered with the help of Aletheia. Appalled by the experiments and Juno's mistrust against the humans, Poseidon banned Aita, Juno, and their followers from his city, sending them back to Feyan. He would also initiate a ban on any human experimentation in the city.[1]

Influence and legacy

Classical antiquity

During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra obtained Poseidon's Trident from within the ruins of a temple dedicated to him on a small Samian island. This trident was a weapon attributed to Poseidon that allowed the wielder to breathe underwater and was said to "control the seas".[2]

The Areopagus in Athens was said to have been the place where the god of war Ares was judged for killing one of Poseidon's sons.[3]

Throughout the Greek world, there were numerous temples dedicated to the god, and some like the Erechtheion on the Akropolis Sanctuary in Athens was dedicated many gods at the same time. There was also the region of Korinthia dedicated to Poseidon: the Isthmus of Poseidon, housing the Sanctuary of Isthmia, home to the Isthmian Games.[2] Lesser shrines and altars, like Kolonos Hippios in Attika, also dotted the landscape.[4]

After imbibing lotus flower wine, Barnabas had three visions concerning his wife Leda. In one of these, he swore that Poseidon, along with Thoosa, held his hand as they guided him down to the depths of Drakontospilo on Anaphi.[5]

In 48 BCE, Poseidon was often invoked by Phoxidas during his time sailing the seas with Aya.[6]

Mythology

According to the story of the death of Hippolytos, the hero Theseus' son, Poseidon played a part in it. Angered by what his wife Phaidra claimed Hippolytos to have done, Theseus invoked the god to kill Hippolytos. Poseidon summoned a sea monster, and Hippolytos died within the Sinkholes of Herakles in Argolis, in a chariot accident.[7]

Poseidon was rumored to have fathered Byzas with the nymph Keroessa. Byzas later became the founder of Byzantium, which was renamed sometime after as Constantinople.[8] While Amphitrite, wife of Poseidon and queen of the sea, was said to have birthed his other son Triton, who had a conch shell to control the sea.[9] Poseidon is also named as the father of the legendary horse Areion.[10]

According to stories told on Naxos Island, a mortal woman by the name of Iphimedeia fell in love with Poseidon, and was in the habit of walking the shores, gathering sea water into her lap. Later, she gave birth to twin giant sons, the Aloadai Otos and Ephialtes.[11]

Orion the Giant was also a son of Poseidon, allegedly born in Boeotia.[12]

Simulation

During the Peloponnesian War, a simulated version of Poseidon was created by Aletheia within her simulations intended for the Spartan misthios Kassandra..[13]

Trivia

Gallery

Appearances

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed: OdysseyThe Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis
  2. 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
  3. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyAttika: Areopagus
  4. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyAttika: Kolonos Hippios
  5. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyOdyssey Into the Past
  6. Assassin's Creed: OriginsAmbush At Sea
  7. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyArgolis: Chariot of Hippolytos
  8. Assassin's Creed: RevelationsDatabase: Constantinople
  9. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyShe Who Controls the Seas
  10. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyArkadia: Statue of Fury Demeter
  11. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyNaxos: Cave of Iphimedeia
  12. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyBoeotia: Tomb of Orion
  13. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyThe Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades