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Who are we?
Why Poseidon Sponge?
Poseidon (/pɵˈsaɪdən/; Greek: Ποσειδῶν, pronounced [pose͜edɔ́͜ɔn])
is one of the twelve Olympian deities of the pantheon in Greek mythology. His
main domain is the ocean, and he is called the “God of the Sea”.
Additionally, he is referred to as “Earth-Shaker” due to his role in causing
earthquakes, and has been called the “tamer of horses”.He is usually depicted
as an older male with curly hair and beard.
The name of the sea-god Nethuns in Etruscan was adopted in
Latin for Neptune in Roman mythology; both were sea gods analogous to Poseidon.
Linear B tablets show that Poseidon was venerated at Pylos and Thebes in
pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece as a chief deity, but he was integrated into the
Olympian gods as the brother of Zeus and Hades. According to some folklore, he
was saved by his mother Rhea, who concealed him among a flock of lambs and
pretended to have given birth to a colt, which was devoured by Cronos.
There is a Homeric hymn to Poseidon, who was the protector
of many Hellenic cities, although he lost the contest for Athens to Athena.
According to the references from Plato in his dialogues Timaeus and Critias,
the island of Atlantis was the chosen domain of Poseidon.
Kalymnos Island, the “Sponge Island”
Welcome to Kalymnos, the island of the sea-sponge
harvesters! The fourth largest island of the Dodecanese Group is widely known
as an international sponge-harvesting trade center. After WW II, Kalymnos
remained the only Greek island engaged in the sea sponge-harvesting activity,
supplying domestic as well as foreign markets. Thanks to its unique
geomorphology, Kalymnos is a tourist destination known worldwide for offering
alternative vacations and activities such as climbing, scuba diving, mountain
hiking and spelunking, a true paradise for passionate action-lovers! Sponge
diving has long been a common occupation on Kalymnos and sponges were the main
source of income of Kalymnians, bringing wealth to the island and making it
famous throughout the World. The Kalymnians harvested sponges from the sea-bed
as close as Kos or as far as North Africa. Early diving was done without
equipment (free diving), using a harpoon. Sponges are still fished
individually, by hand. Aristotle was the first to observe the presence of
animal senses in sponges. Therefore, he categorized them in the animal kingdom.
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