Poseidon
Poseidon, God of the Sea is a pro-monster divinity of the Monster Girl Encyclopedia world. Similar to the greek god of the same name, Poseidon rules over all the world's oceans and commands all the creatures living within them. Poseidon was originally aligned with the Chief God and Heaven but, was later monsterized and joined forces with the Demon Lord.<ref name="ruler">{{
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}}</ref> As the patron of an ocean home to monster girls, Poseidon devotes her time to making life beneath the waves amenable to her worshipers and their husbands.<ref name="poseidon"/> Instrumental in this are her sea bishops: seahorse monsters who can confer on humans the permanent ability to breathe underwater.<ref name="ruler"/>
Poseidon's change of heart and her eventual alignment with the Demon Lord was not a direct consequence of demonic energy corruption leading to monsterization, but rather a conscious decision to defect.<ref name="ruler"/><ref name="poseidon"/> Poseidon grew disillusioned as a result of the Chief God's orders to kill humans with storms and tsunamis and the Chief God killing sea monsters and devotees of the sea god.<ref name="poseidon"/><ref name="sailing">{{
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}}</ref> Since her defection, being dragged under the waves no longer ends in death by drowning: Poseidon's magic monsterizes women into nereids, and sustains men until one of her devotees arrives to rescue him.<ref name="ruler"/> The sea god still calls down great storms to shipwreck sailors, but does so in order to provide male husbands for the monster girls of the sea.<ref name="ruler"/><ref name="poseidon"/><ref name="sailing"/>
During the age of the former Demon Lord, Poseidon was heavily involved in a great war between the forces of Heaven and the demons of chaos.<ref name="way">{{
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}}</ref> These eldritch demons were sealed in the deepest part of the sea, and even today, thousands of years later, this abyssal zone lies beyond reach of Poseidon's influence.<ref name="way"/>
Book Information
Monster Girl Encyclopedia I, "The Sea's Ruler"
Monster Girl Encyclopedia I, "The Sea's Way of Life"
Monster Girl Encyclopedia I, "Sailing"
World Guide I: Fallen Maidens, "Gods"
World Guide I: Fallen Maidens, "Poseidon, God of the Sea"
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