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Poseidone, named Poseidon in the original French and English versions of the series, is the god of the seas and one of the Olympian deities who rule the universe of the 31st century. In the mythology of the show, he is presented as the creator and master of the Cyclops, a powerful bio-mechanical monster whose worshippers abduct children and adolescents to offer as sacrifices. When the space captain Ulysses destroys the Cyclops to rescue his son Telemachus and the young Zotrian siblings Yumi and Numinor, he earns the personal enmity of Poseidone. The god's demand for revenge moves Zeus, the king of the gods, to pronounce the curse that banishes Ulysses and his crew to the dimension of Olympus, with the crew frozen in suspended animation until the Kingdom of Hades is found. In this way Poseidone is the catalyst of the central conflict of the series: his anger over the loss of his creature sets the entire voyage in motion.
As a personality, Poseidone is portrayed as a vindictive, jealous, and violent god who nurses an implacable hatred for those who refuse to bow to his will. He treats the destruction of the Cyclops as an unforgivable insult and dedicates himself to making certain that Ulysses never leaves Olympus and never succeeds in freeing his stricken companions. His motivations are rooted in pride and revenge rather than any broader scheme; he is concerned with asserting divine authority and punishing defiance. Within the hierarchy of the gods, he answers to Zeus, yet he functions as a zealous enforcer of divine judgment and a persistent personal adversary to the heroes.
Poseidone's abilities are drawn from his mythological role as lord of the seas. He carries a trident, the symbol of his power, and commands vast authority over the oceans, which in the futuristic setting allows him to summon monstrous creatures to obstruct Ulysses' journey. His servants pilot ships shaped like tridents, an emblem that extends his influence across space. As one of the immortal gods of Olympus, he operates beyond ordinary physical limits and appears as an overwhelming force of nature and divine will.
In terms of development, Poseidone does not change or soften over the course of the narrative. He remains a constant, implacable antagonist whose hostility is one of the recurring threats the crew must overcome. His relationship with Ulysses is defined entirely by vengeance: Ulysses is the mortal who humiliated him, and Poseidone's goal is to keep him trapped and defeated. His ties to Zeus place him within the larger struggle between humanity and the Olympian pantheon, while his connection to the Cyclops ties him directly to the catastrophe that starts the story. He stands as a reminder that the gods of Olympus are determined to keep Ulysses and his companions from ever returning home.
As a personality, Poseidone is portrayed as a vindictive, jealous, and violent god who nurses an implacable hatred for those who refuse to bow to his will. He treats the destruction of the Cyclops as an unforgivable insult and dedicates himself to making certain that Ulysses never leaves Olympus and never succeeds in freeing his stricken companions. His motivations are rooted in pride and revenge rather than any broader scheme; he is concerned with asserting divine authority and punishing defiance. Within the hierarchy of the gods, he answers to Zeus, yet he functions as a zealous enforcer of divine judgment and a persistent personal adversary to the heroes.
Poseidone's abilities are drawn from his mythological role as lord of the seas. He carries a trident, the symbol of his power, and commands vast authority over the oceans, which in the futuristic setting allows him to summon monstrous creatures to obstruct Ulysses' journey. His servants pilot ships shaped like tridents, an emblem that extends his influence across space. As one of the immortal gods of Olympus, he operates beyond ordinary physical limits and appears as an overwhelming force of nature and divine will.
In terms of development, Poseidone does not change or soften over the course of the narrative. He remains a constant, implacable antagonist whose hostility is one of the recurring threats the crew must overcome. His relationship with Ulysses is defined entirely by vengeance: Ulysses is the mortal who humiliated him, and Poseidone's goal is to keep him trapped and defeated. His ties to Zeus place him within the larger struggle between humanity and the Olympian pantheon, while his connection to the Cyclops ties him directly to the catastrophe that starts the story. He stands as a reminder that the gods of Olympus are determined to keep Ulysses and his companions from ever returning home.