Owner: MeSarcastic?
Show Name: Ruler Over Even the Deepest Waters
Barn Name: Oceanus (The Greek Titan of the Ocean)
Gender: Stallion
Age: Old as the ocean itself
Height: 18 HH
Halter Colour: Surprise me!
Pearl Colour: Surprise me!
Theme Song: Viva La Vida - ColdplayStory: Oceanus. A name once known by every human man, woman, or child. A name to be revered and worshipped. "The father of everything" they called him. They believed all the stars rose and fell at his command. Even Helios, the Titan of the sun, obeyed his command. They believed he protected them from Tartarus and the Underworld. He was the oldest son of Uranus and Gaia, and thus the first Titan. Some even believed him to be above all others. And yet, now? No one remembers his history, his power, even his name has been almost completely forgotten... all because of Poseidon, the upstart
god of the sea. This is the story of how such a complete change occurred, and of what happened after the fact.
Oceanus was indeed the eldest of the Titans. He was born as the personification of water. Not just the ocean, oh no,
all water. Rivers, lakes, ponds, seas, even the little puddles after a rainstorm. He controlled it all. He also had control of all the creatures that lived in the ocean. All of this to say, he was powerful. VERY powerful.
However, he didn't misuse this power, like some of his siblings did. He refused to help his brothers kill their father, and when the gods vs Titans war came around, he remained neutral. He even allowed Poseidon, his nephew, to build a fortress in the ocean to help the other gods. However, after the gods defeated his brothers and sisters, Oceanus had to watch as they were all cut into millions of pieces and thrown into Tartarus. He could sometimes hear them down there, and this bothered him.
The other thing that bothered him was the fact that his nephew had decided to stay in the ocean. At first, this was completely fine with the titan. He welcomed the company. Then, his nephew asked if he could help with running the kingdom. After all, Oceanus's domain was enormous. There was so much to control that it was indeed hard to keep order alone. So Oceanus accepted the offer, and Poseidon became his right-hand man. This meant he was, slowly and surely, gaining power and territory, but Oceanus wasn't all that worried. He was willing to share the ocean (he was generous that way). As long as Poseidon didn't try to become king of more than half, it was alright with Oceanus. But Poseidon continued to gain power, without any sign of slowing. About a third of all ocean life reported to
him now. At this point, Oceanus was beginning to lose his calm. More and more of his subjects began to love his nephew more than him. They talked of him constantly behind the titan's back.
Finally, Oceanus confronted the Poseidon about it.
"I'm simply trying the lighten your burden, my lord, so you can more spend time with your wife and kids." He answered innocently.
"Very well. Continue on with your duties." Oceanus replied, and he left. After all, his nephew
was doing a good job. It wasn't like he was a bad ruler. But Poseidon's answer did not comfort the titan. A nagging voice at the back
of his head said that this wouldn't end well, but what grounds did he have to banish Poseidon? So many of his subjects loved the sea god. If he tossed him out on a whim, they would rebel. Eventually, each immortal owned exactly half of all water and ocean life. Poseidon moved into Oceanus's palace, and set himself up a throne. They were exactly equal.
This is where Oceanus drew the line. If his nephew gained even one more particle of the ocean, the titan would throw him out. Then one of Oceanus's own children married his nephew.
As soon as Oceanus found out, he went to Poseidon with some of his most trusted guards.
"You are here by banished from the realm of Ocean by command of the Ruler of the Seas and Lord of the Waters. You will be given two hours to clear yourself and all your belongings out of the ocean." 
"What for?""For disobeying the king.""And if I don't comply?""Then you will be forced." the Titan said grimly.
"By who?" The smug look on Poseidon's face angered and worried Oceanus.
"By all those who stand around us.""I don't think anyone here would force me away. Potamo? Dmia, are you going to throw me out?" Neither answered.
"They will at my command. Any of my subject would." Although Oceanus was a bit uncertain about that right now.
"Then let's see. How about a little challenge? We gather all the creatures of the ocean and let them decide which of us they want as king. The other must willingly step down and may live the rest of his days peacefully in the depths of the ocean. No violence. No throwing anyone out. What do you say?" Oceanus knew he was backed into a corner. If he refused and just ordered his nephew thrown out, the kingdom would certainly rebel, but if he accepted, he would be putting all of his power on the hands of his subject, who he wasn't so sure would vouch for him. But did he really have a choice?
"I accept your challenge."
-Two days later-
Poseidon smiled confidently as they exited the palace. It had only taken two days,
two days, for all the creatures of the ocean to assemble before the palace. Oceanus stared out at the crowd, stretching as far as the eye could see. He was nervous. For the first time in his life, he felt as though he was unevenly matched. Dike, the goddess of justice, had come to judge the findings of the vote, just in case. In fact, she was explaining things to the creatures right now, but Oceanus wasn't paying completely attention. He already knew what was happening. The plan was to let each creature swim to either the right or left. The right for Poseidon, the left for Oceanus. It was simple, and yet the outcome would change the fate of the ocean forever.
"And now, each of the kings will give a short speech. Poseidon, as the challenger, you're up first." The goddess stepped down next to Oceanus, who heard nothing of what Poseidon said. His ears were ringing and he felt as though he might pass out.
"..and so with these words in mind, please, vote for a better life. Vote for a god." Oceanus tuned into these last words, then Dike looked at him nodding to the stage.
"Um...I-I... Um, well. Woo, OK. Look, I can't use words as well as Poseidon here, so I'm not going to try to convince you to vote for me. I've done all I can to make your world peaceful and prosperous, and if you truly think I've failed in this, then by all means, vote for someone who you think will give these things to you. However, if you believe that I have done my absolute best to care for and protect my domain, then...oh how does that old human adage go? "If it ain't broke don't fix it."? Thanks for coming out here and stuff. So, yeah, that's all I've got to say." The titan stepped down from the platform, and suddenly felt a wave of clarity. He tried his best, and he knew in his heart of hearts that no one would do any better for this kingdom. He was the rightful ruler, and would always be. No one could replace him. And with that thought grew resentment in the back of his mind for Poseidon, but it was still small.
"Now, let the voting begin!"
Immediately the crowd began to split.
Come on, come on, come on! Oceanus chanted in his mind over and over. So far the crowd seemed evenly separated. Now all those left were the deep thinkers, probably the most intelligent of the sea. Several joined the left at once and Oceanus was ahead.
Yes! YES! he was already figuring out where to send Poseidon, but then the rest of the remaining, all at once, joined the right.
Oceanus stood for a moment, completely blank and in shock. His throne, the people, his power: all gone in an instant. He would be banished to the darkest, worst part of the ocean for eternity. He couldn't hear, he couldn't see. Everything around him went away for just a moment. Then came the raging fury. The water began to boil and swirl around him His face turn from blank to full of ire, his body began to grow taller and taller until he was full titan size. Suddenly, random bolts of scalding water shot from his hands.
The crowd burst into screams and went into a crazed frenzy. Poseidon snapped into action. As said before, he was a good leader, even an excellent leader.
"Dike, tell the other ocean gods we need their help. Potamo, take a squadron of soldier and try to calm that crowd. Get as many as far away from here as possible. Dmia, I need to you go get my trident. GO NOW!" The water around the titan was steaming. Oceanus was barely even visible anymore. The water everywhere was heating up, almost the to point of unbearable-ness. The polar icecaps were melting rapidly (Poseidon could just tell). Soon, Dmia was back with the trident. Poseidon began to combat the Oceanus's power with his own. He wasn't as strong directly, but he had his mind, and it didn't seem like the titan did. He imagined the water freezing over, everything cold. He also imagined calm waters surrounding him, still as still could be. The waves obeyed and he was able to make a pathway, just big enough for him, to reach the other stallion. Quickly he swam towards Oceanus, working hard to keep his little bubble safe. All the water around him was opaque with steam.Finally, he got to the titan, and with all the strength in him, he willed the water to freeze around the titan. Immediately the steam dissipated, and once it did, in front of the sea god was Oceanus frozen in a block of ice.
Eventually, the crowd calmed. Poseidon assured them of their safety and instantly a deafening cheer broke out. After a few minutes, it too dissipated and everyone began to journey back home. Meanwhile, Poseidon and the other most important sea gods decided on what to do with Oceanus. In the end, they decided to banish
him to land, and just to make sure that he never threatened the kingdom again, Poseidon cast a curse over the titan, one that would never let him enter the water again. And with that they sent him off to an unknown little stable on the edge of the Atlantic. Oceanus still lives there today, right next to the water, and yet not able to ever go home. It's a cruel fate, and someday the titan swears that he will have his revenge.
Personality: Oceanus is a pretty laid-back fellow in general. He goes with the flow and doesn't make a fuss, He's content with his place in life, and rarely ever complains. He's also pretty quiet and listens well. He has good thoughts, but he also isn't as vocal as other horses, meaning he often doesn't get a word in edgewise because others jump in before he can say anything. He's the strong, silent type. However, this also means that he hates to burden others with his problems and will quietly suffer instead of just telling someone and getting help. In that way he could be described as proud, but it's more that he doesn't want anyone else to hold the burden. He feels if it's his burden, he must carry it himself. It's no one else's problem. Although, this doesn't apply to others. If he finds out any of his friends are suffering something and haven't told anyone, he will usually get slightly annoyed with them, as he understands that it
is better to tell someone. Finally, he's loyal to a fault and deadly calm. It usually takes a lot to anger him, but if you mess with his friends or his kingdom, he will hod a grudge for all time, and will not hesitate to hunt you down.
Orca Pattern History: (Don't worry this one won't be super long XD) They're his favorite sea animal and his symbol. He created them out of the black of the depths of the ocean, and the ice of the North Pole. He wanted a creature that embodied who he was, as a way for humans to honor and worship him. Plus, all the other titans and gods had all the good animals as their symbols, so why not
make his own. They're majestic, yet dangerous; calm, but not idle. He loves them and before he was banished from the sea, they were protected by him. If anyone killed one, they would be cursed with eternal paranoia, as Orcas are trusting creatures. However, when he was removed from the sea, his protection of them was removed as well. So now, humans can and have freely hunted them until they're endangered. That's one of the things that hurts most about Oceanus's banishment, and one of the things that Poseidon has most overlooked.
Biggest Enemy: Poseidon, the horse who took away everything he loved.
Closest Friend: Kilo. This was one of Oceanus's closest followers and most trusted confidants when he ruled the sea. When he was banished, Kilo wanted to go with him and bear the punishment together, but Oceanus would have none of it. He ordered Kilo to go back home, and even though he technically was no longer in change of the stallion, Kilo went anyways. However, the Hippocampi still comes back to visit about once every six months, and brings news about the ocean to Oceanus.
Art: I'm sorry.Art 2: Slightly better.Other: The story above is only loosely based on the real story of Oceanus, so it is not true to actual Greek mythology. The main storyline was thought up and written by me, so if your interested in the real story of Oceanus, PM me and I'll send you a link to it.
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