His goal was to cleanse the Earth of humans, whom he considered to be evil and unworthy of the blessings of the gods, and wanted to build an utopian society on top of the ruins of the old Earth once all humans were eradicated. In Poseidon's latest incarnation, in the 20th century, he incarnated in the young heir of the family, a teenager named Julian Solo. The member of the Solo family Poseidon chooses serves as a vessel for his soul, to help him achieve his goals. The Solo family, one of the wealthiest in Greece and in the world, has had hegemony over the seas during millennia, and has had Poseidon's blessings as his chosen servants. In Kurumada's mythos, Poseidon, the god of the seas, in order to incarnate, has chosen a male member of the Solo family, since the age of myth. Poseidon, in a color panel from the manga, vol.15. Incarnation File:Poseidon-manga-color.jpg In the third act of Kurumada's manga, Poseidon awakens briefly from his slumber, to assist Athena and her Saints in a moment of desperate need, in stopping the evil scheme of the god of the underworld, Hades. He awoke in the 18th century and wanted to take revenge on Athena, but because she was fighting Hades at the time, he decided he wouldn't take advantage of the situation, knowing that she wouldn't be able to oppose both deities, and returned to his slumber within Athena's Amphora, where he had been sealed centuries ago. Also, he had considerations toward Athena, since she has been the object of his affection during millennia. He wanted to punish humans for their evil deeds and corruption of Earth. He is in fact, an honorable and benevolent deity. In the anime adaptation, his hair color is blue, to represent the seas.Īlthough Masami Kurumada presented Poseidon first in an antagonic role in his manga, it was revealed that in fact Poseidon never wanted the destruction of mankind out of whim or pure evil. Julian, the vessel chosen by Poseidon for his soul, is a young, very handsome man, with blonde hair. 14 of his manga Saint Seiya, as a young man named Julian Solo, and he first appeared in the anime adaptation in episode 100, in the same manner. Poseidon was introduced by Masami Kurumada in vol.
In the same way as Athena's Saints, Poseidon has a personal army assisting him since the ages of myth, formed by thousands of low-ranking soldiers, and commanded by seven tremendously powerful warriors known as the Marina Generals, whose Cosmo equals that of a Gold Saint, and don powerful armors known as Scales, that represent mythical beings of the sea. Kurumada reveals in his manga that Poseidon battled Athena in the age of myth (Saint Seiya manga, vol.1), and later they battled in the region of Attica, 2000 years before their encounter in the 20th century. Poseidon has engaged in battle the protector goddess of the earth Athena, in several occasions, in different incarnations centuries apart. In Kurumada's mythos, he incarnates on Earth by possessing the body of a human, to be able to fulfill his will. 6 Hades arc : Divine assistance from PoseidonĪs in Greek mythology, he is the god and ruler of the seas, brother of Hades and Zeus.5 Poseidon arc : The resurrection of the Emperor of the Seas.I heard Masami Kuramada already has an Official Design for Zeus in Mind but it was never show yet.
:/ Plus the Art Style of Episode G is significantly different from the Main Series so we don't know what he will look like in the Main Series yet but these are some references i suppose. Here are some Official Images of Zeus from Episode G : And : Unfortunately his Face was never shown. Official from Saint Seiya Online : Sacred Saga : : Īnother example where Sacred Saga seems to have influenced in the Designs is Aphrodite.
It's important to Note that the Sacred Saga one was made before it was shown in Episode G that Zeus uses a Staff apparently.Īlso some Designs for Sacred Saga ended up looking quite a bit like the Official Versions later like the one for Artemis : Sacred Saga came out before Artemis appeared Officially : I wonder if Sacred Saga ended up influencing the Official Design? Oh well they seem to have changed her Design in Next Dimension at any Event. One thing i have noticed about these Fan Designs for Zeus is that they all have a Star on the Forehead. ^_^ This Design seems to be the most Popular one among the Fans i think. This one is the same as the First Picture of this Post it seems. ^_^ They made Fanart of many Deities that never appeared in Saint Seiya Officially yet. This one reminds me a bit too much of Siegfried too. It is just not Glamorous enough for Zeus you know? Not after Hades and Odysseus at least. I think this Design is the most likely one to be closer to the Official Version. Which of these Designs do you prefer for Zeus? They were all made by Fans.Ī Gorgeous Lovely Design.