{"product_id":"ancient-greek-ae-bronze-poseidon-king-of-the-seas-pendant-sterling-silver-copy-2","title":"Ancient Greek - AE Bronze - Poseidon \"King of the Seas\" Pendant - Sterling Silver","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDenomination:   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e AE Bronze                                                                      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eMint: \u003c\/b\u003eSyracuse, Sicily              \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e                                                                                 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate:\u003c\/b\u003e Circa 275-215 BCE  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrade:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e NGC – 5872742-347 -  VF \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMount:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sterling Silver  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDescription\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  AE Bronze - Time of Hieron II. \u003ci\u003eObverse:\u003c\/i\u003e Head of Poseidon left, wearing taenia \u003ci\u003eReverse:\u003c\/i\u003e EPW-NOS, trident head, with scrolls decoration between prongs; lotiform shaft, flanked by dolphins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistory:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Poseidon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Greek: Ποσειδῶν) was the god of the sea, and, as \"Earth-Shaker,\" of earthquakes in Greek mythology. The name of the sea-god Nethuns in Etruscan was adopted in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Poseidon from Milos, 2nd century BCE (National Archaeological Museum of Athens)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:0036MAN_Poseidon.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLatin for Neptune in Roman mythology: both were sea gods analogous to Poseidon. He was venerated at Pylos and Thebes in pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece, but he was integrated into the Olympian gods as the brother of Zeus and Hades. Poseidon has many children.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eThere is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eHomeric hymn\u003cspan\u003e to Poseidon, who was the protector of many Hellenic cities, although he lost the contest for \u003c\/span\u003eAthens\u003cspan\u003e to \u003c\/span\u003eAthena\u003cspan\u003e. According to the references from \u003c\/span\u003ePlato\u003cspan\u003e in his dialogue \u003ci\u003eTimaeus and Critias\u003c\/i\u003e, the island of \u003c\/span\u003eAtlantis\u003cspan\u003e was the chosen domain of Poseidon. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSyracuse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Sicilian: \u003ci\u003eSarausa\u003c\/i\u003e, Ancient Greek: \u003ci\u003eΣυράκουσαι\u003c\/i\u003e – transliterated: (\u003ci\u003eSyrakousai\u003c\/i\u003e) is a historic city in southern Italy,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the capital of the province of Syracuse. The city is famous for its rich Greek history, culture, amphitheaters, architecture and association to Archimedes, playing an important role in ancient times as one of the top powers of the Mediterranean world; it is over 2,700 years old. Syracuse is located in the south-east corner of the island of Sicily, right by the Gulf of Syracuse next to the Ionian Sea. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5872742-347\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shipwreck Treasures of the Keys","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44251480391767,"sku":"63069","price":875.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0084\/7059\/3587\/files\/IMG_7186_1c146360-b777-4ffc-82fa-579b27603ef0.heic?v=1788720786","url":"https:\/\/shipwrecktreasuresofthekeys.com\/products\/ancient-greek-ae-bronze-poseidon-king-of-the-seas-pendant-sterling-silver-copy-2","provider":"Shipwreck Treasures of the Keys","version":"1.0","type":"link"}