Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish • 4 months ago

The gods must be angry: Mexico 'cancels' statue of Greek god Poseidon after dispute with local deity

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The gods must be angry: Mexico 'cancels' statue of Greek god Poseidon after dispute with local deity

Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'@real.lemmy.fanEnglish • 4 months ago

Mexican authorities have slapped a “closure” order on a 10-foot tall aquatic statue of the Greek god of the sea Poseidon that was erected in May in the Gulf of Mexico just off the beach in the town of Progreso, Yucatan.

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He looks like a well done action figure. This is the Mayan diety: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaac

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