Atticus Bishop

Atticus Bishop is an evil mortal and the step-father of Theo Bishop (a son of Poseidon). Atticus

Description
Atticus Bishop is a deeply disturbed and deeply insecure human being who makes his step-son Theo Bishop look like a saint by comparison. Atticus had styled himself as a stereotypical 50's sitcom dad. Atticus had the perfect house, perfect car, a beautiful and obedient housewife named Veronica, and perfectly well-behaved children who would never dare disobey him.

To Atticus his family were background props who existed to demonstrate his status as a model human being. Atticus controlled his wife and children using violence, intimidation, and psychological manipulation. Veronica turned the other cheek and allowed her husband to abuse her but she also turned a blind eye and allowed him to abuse her children. Atticus forced Theo to keep his mouth shut about monsters. When Theo was 12 Atticus witnessed one of these monsters kill Veronica then he kicked Theo out of the house. At some point after that Atticus was recruited by the Apotheosis Initiative.

Atticus bears a grudge against Poseidon for seducing Veronica and he blames Theo for her death.

Theo:step-son
Atticus hated Theo since the moment Theo was born because Theo was a symbol of Veronica's infidelity and a constant painful reminder to Atticus that Veronica was imperfect.

Theo became everything he hated about both his fathers. He became a deceitful manipulator just like Atticus, and a man-whore just like Poseidon who never stuck around long enough to raise the bastards he conceived.

Theo and Atticus are both liars, misogynists, and schemers but the fundamental difference is that Theo actually has a concept of morality outside of what is good or bad for himself personally. Theo also isn't power hungry and while he might lie to his friends and family he would never truly betray them.