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Where the Trident design Originated
There was a book called Pinakes by Callimachus that was acquired by the Berlin Museum.

The book was mainly thought to be a catalogue of vases but was then proven otherwise.

There were drawings on the idea of what the trident could have looked like.

Due to the drawings, one might assume that the current design never occurred on the pinakes but that is false.

It was noted by Furtwangler that only seventeen cases of the variations for the Trident were found, which was also false.

In total, there were twenty three versions collected.

It is impossible to be certain on what the final version of the Trident was meant to look like due to the incompleteness of the design overall.

The trident was ultimately forged by three Elder Cyclopes (one-eyed Giant) which was the second weapon created by them.

Symbols of the Trident
Poseidon replaced Oceanus as the Lord of the Seas after the Titanomachy which was when the Gods choose Zeus as their king and Mount Olympus as their residence.

It became his Symbol of Power, which also came along side with the horse, the bull, and the dolphin.

Abilities of the Trident

 * Hydrokinesis : The ability to change the movement and state of any body of water.
 * Hydrogenesis : The ability to create water.
 * Atmokinesis : The ability to create massive storms (tidal waves, hurricanes, tornadoes).
 * Geokinesis : The ability to shake the earth and shatter any object by driving the trident into the ground or the chosen object.
 * Aquatic Transmutation : The ability to transmute any object into something sea related or something powerful into a docile sea creature.

The Lightening Thief
This is the first film where Poseidon is seen wielding his Trident on the occasion where he first meets Percy Jackson at Mount Olympus in the Throne Room.

The Titan's Curse
At the Council of the Gods on Winter Solstice, Poseidon sides with the judgement of his son, Percy. When he declares that he wouldn't allow the death of the Ophiotaurus, his Trident was in his hand as he became angry at the situation.

The Battle of the Labyrinth
In Mt. Saint Helens the telekhines claimed that they were the ones who made Poseidon's trident. This was not shown.

The Last Olympian
During the Battle of Manhattan, Percy goes up to Olympus and sits on his fathers Throne which was forbidden but did so in order to to get his father's attention.

Poseidon did not know who was the one who dared to disobey the rules and sit on the throne and was determined to blast whoever it was but realized it was his son Percy.

As the terrifying Storm Giant Typhon started his final charge toward Olympus, Poseidon stepped into the Hudson River

Poseidon managed to struck the Typhon with his Trident in order to severely wound and weaken the Storm Giant.

Sources: Walters, H. B. “Poseidon's Trident.” The Journal of Hellenic Studies, vol. 13, 1892, pp. 13–20. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/623886.

“Poseidon's Trident.” Riordan Wiki, riordan.wikia.com/wiki/Poseidon%27s_Trident.