#* poseidon

bluebell : does your muse learn from their past , or are they prone to repeating the same mistakes ?

Poseidon definitely learns from his past mistakes. Though his temper and pride often lead to impulsive actions, he is not so blind as to ignore the consequences of his choices. That said, Poseidon is not infallible.

His emotions can cloud his judgment at times, especially when provoked (see: Odysseus), leading him to make decisions that echo past mistakes. But with each mistake, there’s a part of him that grows more measured, more thoughtful.

Having Hel by his side has also given him an extra ear to lend his thoughts to; she's often the one he goes to when he has to make a decision, and he places her opinion on these decisions very highly. If she doesn't agree with him, he'll re-think his approach to a situation out of respect for her.

More often than not, he will always think about whether or not his actions will reflect poorly onto Hel or their children.

willow : how does your muse handle sadness & depression ?

Poseidon is one of the gods who rarely wears his emotions openly to those he isn't close to. Unless you're Hel, you will very likely never see him show something like sadness; however, this doesn't mean it's impossible to know.

While he's good at suppressing himself on the outside, storm clouds will rapidly appear and it will start to rain to signify his tears.

However, as a question of how he handles these emotions; not very well. Unfortunately for him, he is also one of the gods who feels his emotions strongly; especially his anger. But his entire demeanor changes when he's undergoing a depression.

The Trojan War. Specifically, his involvement in it. The only thing Poseidon cares to take from that event is the fact he only involved himself in it as a favor to Hera. Normally he would have been happy to help the Greeks, being one of their gods, but one specific mortal made him regret aligning himself with them so much he would have preferred to give Troy his assistance if he could have.

Obviously, this mortal was Odysseus. After Odysseus blinded Polyphemus, and mocked him from the safety of his ship, Poseidon’s rage solidified. While his wrath was already kindled by Odysseus' defiance, it deepened to a desire to humble him, to make him see the damage his actions had caused.

To that end, Poseidon tried to steer the stubborn mortal toward contrition. If Odysseus could find it within himself to offer even the slightest apology to Polyphemus, Poseidon might have eased his punishments, granting the hero safe passage home. But Odysseus, ever the prideful bastard, refused. No amount of wrath could pry an apology from his lips, and the further Odysseus resisted, the more Poseidon’s anger grew.

「 I really love my wife! 」

Amphitrite had been around for a few years now, and as things were, she was set to marry him. It was more of an arranged marriage set up by Oceanus, he'd seen how Poseidon was trying to get closer to Amphitrite and decided it was for the best if the two of them tied the knot. He was still confused about everything, he knew full-well that Amphitrite was adopted and not Oceanus' or Tethys' daughter, they adopted her and Oceanus had instructed him not to say anything more about it. Eventually, he kind of just gave up trying to understand it and just decided to get closer to Amphitrite.

Today, both of them were taking a simple walk around Atlantis. It was pretty rare to find some time to themselves, he was either being set up as the next ruler of Atlantis or Amph was busy with learning more and more about their culture. Even if she's been here for a while, she still struggled on pronouncing certain words and names, and she had a few customs to really learn too.

Amph's popularity among the Atlanteans rose when she was presented as a daughter of Oceanus, so she was basically hailed as Atlantis' princess; her being seen out in the public eye was something that every Atlantean hoped to do, so there were a few times where they'd be stopped and asked about a few things that Amph had to figure an answer out for, usually looking to him to help her out.

But they finally caught time to just themselves mid-way through the day, and he was able to take her where he wanted to show her to begin with. It was kind of similar to the first spot he met her, the coral gardens of Atlantis. This place was one of the most colorful here, with coral ranging from all colors and shapes.

There's a bit of a smugness on his face when he hears what Amph says, but he's not trying to deny anything she was saying at all, he even starts nodding along with her.

“Sea Turtles win my vote for my favorite marine reptile; they’re much smarter than they let on and they’re adorable little things when they’re tiny.”