July
30
/ 2022
Remembered today as the God of the Sea, Poseidon is one of the most well-known Greek gods. Whilst he is immortalized in myths as a violent and hot-headed god who would brew up a raging sea, the story of his life remains an entertaining one. Beginning with being swallowed by his own father and saved by his younger brother Zeus, like most of the Classical Gods, Poseidon’s life was not simple, and it was not easy. The Mythological Origins of Poseidon Myths about Poseidon date back as far as the late Bronze Age and the Mycenaean civilization (1750-1050 BC) in Greece. Evidence for this has been located in the Linear B inscriptions discovered at Pylos in the Peloponnese region and
