Temple of Poseidon, Corinth was built in ancient Greece in honor of the Greek god Poseidon. The Temple of Poseidon, Corinth was the place were ancient mariners worshipped the god for good luck and courage before sailing out on the seas.Poseidon was an important god in Greek mythology. He is considered second only to Zeus, the supreme god himself. In ancient Greek history, Mari timers turned to him for protection from the storms and the capricious tides of the sea. His wrath was usually manifested in the form of storms which resulted in shipwrecks and drowning.
So in ancient Greece people thronged to the temple of Poseidon to propitiate him by making animal sacrifice or leaving gifts.The temple of Poseidon was constructed in 440 BC. It was constructed over the ruins of a temple dating from the Archaic Period. Perched above the sea at a height of almost 60 meters the temple overlooked the sea. The temple has a hex style design. It has a front portico with 6 columns. Only some columns of the temple stand today.
In keeping with the construction pattern of Greek temples, the Poseidon building was also rectangular, with a colonnade on all 4 sides. The temple had a total number of 42 columns. Out of them 18 columns still stand today. The columns which are of the Doric style were made of locally-quarried white marble. They were about 20 feet high.The hall of worship was at the centre of the temple colonnade. It was a windowless rectangular room. It contained, at one end facing the entrance a mammoth, ceiling - height bronze statue of Poseidon. Poseidon was usually portrayed carrying a trident. It was commonly believed that stirred up storms with his trident.
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