Poseidon: God of the Sea
The Ancients
History Hit
4.7 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 27 July 2023
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
God of the sea, earthquakes, and horses, Poseidon is one of the most iconic Olympians.
In this episode, host Tristan Hughes is joined by Seth Pevnick, Curator of Greek and Roman art. Together, they untangle the various myths that describe Poseidon, his children, most notably Theseus and Polyphemus, as well as how the people of Ancient Greece used him to make sense of the world around them.
Senior Producer was Elena Guthrie
Script was written by Andrew Hulse
Voice over was performed by Lucy Davidson
Assistant Producer was Annie Coloe
Editor was Aidan Lonergan
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Ancients from History Hit. |
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| 0:30.7 | Sing Muses. |
| 0:35.7 | Sing to me a story of Olympus and the deathless gods who govern earth, sea, and sky. |
| 0:45.9 | So asks Odysseus, King of Ethica. |
| 0:51.2 | His hosts, these fayetians, have asked to hear his story. |
| 0:56.7 | The tale of his shipwreck upon their coast and the laws of hospitality see Odysseus |
| 1:05.7 | on a bound to a bledge. For he is a man cursed. The seas are set against him. |
| 1:16.9 | No ship he sails is safe. No sailor who serves him survives. |
| 1:24.0 | He has transgressed against the Lord of the Deep Himself and beside him's temper is tempest. |
| 1:36.0 | And yet the fates are not without a sense of irony. |
| 1:40.9 | For these fayetians are a seafaring people. Their island of scarier is a perfect port, |
| 1:48.6 | a bounty of deep anchors and shallow keys. Their prowls carve the wine dark waves as keen as blades. |
| 1:59.2 | And their sails don't merely catch the wind. They stalk it. |
| 2:05.8 | If anyone can help Odysseus, it is surely them. But the question is, |
| 2:13.6 | once the muses have told the story, his blinding of Poseidon's son, will they dare to? |
| 2:29.0 | It's the Entrance on History Hit. I'm interested in use your host. And in today's episode, |
| 2:34.9 | well it's all about that Titanic ancient Greek god Poseidon, god of the sea, horses, |
| 2:42.0 | and so much more. We're going to be covering various parts of Poseidon's story from his family |
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