Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1820614-20150910015559

Throughout the books Poseidon is presented as one of the better, more responsible Olympian gods. However, he is pretty much only seen through Percy's viewpoint and the Olympians in general tend to be a bit nicer to their own children than others. After encountering Sciron, Hazel speculated that while Percy ma represent Percy's good side Sciron represented Poseidon's darker side. In fact, a number of Poseidon's other known children tend to be monsters or at least destructive:  Chrysaor, Procrustes, Anateus, Kymopoleia, and Polyphemus. They do not know or seem to know that their behavior may not have his approval. He claimed at least that he did not approve of Anateus attempting to build a temple of skulls in his honor. In straight mythology, Poseidon was little different than Zeus...possibly worse in terms of pride and temperament.

With in the Riordan Universe, do you think Percy and Tyson are the exceptions and most of his children embody his more chaotic, destructive aspects? That he is only "nice" when around Percy and other demigods deal with his darker side? With all the times he has had conversations with Percy any idea why he hasn't bothered to tell Anateus that he does not approve his behavior? Would anyone like to read a short story maybe featuring some of the other demigods like Jason that have an adventure where they meet Poseidon's darker side? As a son of Zeus I can see Poseidon having an ingrained dislike against him.  