“You see, Apollo had perceived a loophole in the prophecy. The brothers could not be killed by either gods or men, but as they were unique, not precisely either one, they could kill each other.”
“Thus ended a serious threat to the rule of Zeus,” said Amphitrite. “Unfortunately, Poseidon did not learn the lesson he should have.
“Zeus may sometimes be cruel, even paranoid, over the prophecy that one of his sons will overthrow him, but at least he has learned the truth that the son of a powerful father may be a powerful threat. Poseidon, however, fathers children everywhere he goes without a second thought. Enough of them have been monsters, whether physically or mentally, that by now he should have learned greater caution— or at least better parenting.”
“You see?” Artemis asked the group.
