Odyseidon

Odyseidon
GENERAL
The Odyssey
EPIC: The Musical
Character	Odysseus
Character	Poseidon
Canonical?	Fanon
Status of Relationship	Enemies
IN FANDOM
Type (?)	Slash
Also Known As	PosOdy, SeaMonsters

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Odyseidon is the slash ship between Odysseus and Poseidon from the The Odyssey fandom.

Canon

From the very moment Odysseus had left Troy victorious, Poseidon held a grudge against the mortal hero. Said grudge was only intensified when Odysseus, running out of options to deal with the dreaded cyclops Polyphemus who had already swallowed a few of his men, resorts to blinding Polyphemus in his sleep. When Odysseus and his remaining crew make a getaway with Polyphemus' livestock, the crippled cyclops is praying to his father to avenge the one who had blinded him. Odysseus openly mocks Polyphemus, calling him a liar for believing that he is the son of Poseidon and sails away with his ship. Unfortunately for Odysseus, Polyphemus was not lying and Poseidon was angry at the hero for not only hurting his son but also insulting his name.

Thus, the god laid a curse on Odysseus, forcing him to sail aimlessly through the sea and delaying his reunion with his wife and kid. When Odysseus however got trapped on the island of Ogygia, Poseidon decided to tend to other matters, thus he wasn't present when Athena managed to convince Zeus to let Odysseus go free. Poseidon was not happy to see Odysseus sailing the sea freely again, figuring that the other gods had overruled him. Thus he acts by causing a massive storm, to the point where Odysseus' ship was blown across the sea from every direction and the young man nearly failed to recover.

Luckily for Odysseus, a minor marine goddess witnessed this and came to his rescue. The goddess, Ino (or Leucothea) openly wonders why Poseidon is so cruel to Odysseus, yet not even allowing the mercy of just killing him. Despite the goddess trying to keep him alive, Odysseus had grown distrustful of strangers trying to help him at this point and refused her advice. Just then, Poseidon caused a massive wave, completely destroying Odysseus' raft. However, the veil the goddess had given him did prove itself useful by keeping Odysseus' head above water. Poseidon saw the hated Odysseus survive another attack, deciding to just give up on trying to torture him and return home to his palace. But at this point, Odysseus is aware that Poseidon is targeting him, thus making him paranoid about another thing hindering him on his journey. However, a miracle happened and a wave carried Odysseus, barely conscious from having his entire body tire from paddling non-stop for two days, leaving him on shore and allowing him to continue on. Out of options, Odysseus resorted to praying for the gods to save him from Poseidon's wrath. By that point, Athena's meddling had become a lot more apparent, she is afraid to reveal herself to Odysseus out of fear of what her uncle Poseidon would do if he found out.

Fanon

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Tellingly, the idea of shipping Odysseus with Poseidon is rarely treated seriously by the fandom.

Fandom

FAN FICTION

Odysseus/Poseidon tag on AO3

Odysseus/Poseidon (EPIC) tag on AO3