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Poseidon

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Universe
Marvel Universe

Real Name
Poseidon (Neptune)

Aliases
King of the Sea, Nethuns, Earthshaker

Identity
Secret

Occupation
God of the Seas

Citizenship
Oplympian

Place of Birth
Olympus

Known Relatives
Chronus (father, Titan), Rhea (mother, Titan), Zeus, Pluto (brothers), Amphitrite (wife), Triton (son), Rhode, Benthesicyme (daughters), Heracles, Ares, Hephaestus, Apollo, Hermes, Dionysus (nephews), Aphrodite, Pallas Athena, Artemis, Eileithyia, Hebe, Discord, Pandia, Helen, Persephone (nieces)

Group Affiliation
Olympian Gods

Education
Unrevealed

Height
6'3"

Weight
625 lbs

Eyes
Green

Hair
White

Powers
Poseidon was thought to be omnipotent just like his brother Zeus, he had divine powers which allowed him to resurrect the dead. Poseidon possessed superhuman strength, agility, stamina and reflexes. He was immune to conventional diseases and aged very slowly. He along with the other members of his race are thought to be immortal. They can be injured mortally or even die and survive the attack. Poseidon was thought to be omnipotent just like his brother Zeus.

Abilities
Poseidon possessed the ability to communicate with the creatures of the seas telepathically and he could control the tides causing tsunamis, he could manipulate energy and water blasts. He could create powerful electromagnetic fields, and created force fields powerful enough to protect him from Zeus's attacks. He had the ability of flight, he could breathe under water for eternity, he breathed oxygen as well.

Weapons
Enchanted Trident; Neptune carries a trident that controls the waters of the Earth

First Appearance
Tales to Astonish #70 (1965)

In the early ages of the Earth, a sentient life-force developed and one day manifested itself into the being Demiurge. He birthed the Elder Gods who eventually warred among themselves until one of them, Atum, transformed itself into Demogorge and devoured or chased away all but himself and Gaea, also known as Mother Earth. Atum would reform from the Demogorge and leave the Earth, dispersing the energies he had absorbed into the planet. When mankind eventually began rising towards sentience, their dreams gave form to the absorb energies; this transformed those who would become the progenitors of mankind's gods, notably the Olympians, regarded as deities by the peoples of Greece and the Roman Empire.

Poseidon was the son of the Titan deities Chornus and Rhea, he was also referred to as Neptune. Poseidon sided with his older brother Zeus in slaying their father and freeing their siblings from a prison in the dark underworld known as Hades. After defeating their father Zeus became ruler of Olympus and he granted each of his sibling’s dominion over the regions of the Earth. Pluto was asked to rule over the underworld and guard its prisoners, Poseidon was given dominion over Earth's seas, Demeter was assigned to watch over the land, and Vesta was to watch over the people.

With the exception of Poseidon, who still actively watches over the Atlantean peoples, Zeus and the Olympians gradually withdrew from Earth over the centuries. Poseidon and Ame-No-Mi-Kumari combined their powers to protect the Earth from the demonic Japanese god of the underworld known as Mikaboshi. Together they flooded Mikaboshi's underworld, defeating him.

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