Mexican authorities “closed' a statue of Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea, that was erected in the Gulf of Mexico just off the town of Progreso, Yucatan, following legal complaints.
The gods must be angry — or just laughing at the hubris of humanity. Authorities in Mexico 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 town of Progreso, Yucatan. Mexico’s environmental protection agency said late Thursday that the statue, which appears to show an angry trident-wielding Poseidon 'rising' from the sea a few meters from the beach, lacked permits.
But it was symbolically 'closed' Thursday — and could be removed altogether — after a group of activist lawyers filed a legal complaint saying the statue of the Greek god offended the beliefs of local Maya Indigenous groups who prefer their own local god of water, known as Chaac. It's always been dangerous for humans to get involved in battles between deities.
Defenders of the statue — which strikingly shows Poseidon's body rising mightily from a relatively calm, open stretch of water near the beach — also have their arguments, though they might not hold up as well in court: it's pretty, and it's good for business. 'It's an attraction for our town and it draws attention,' said Lizeth Alvarado Juárez, 28, an employee at a hotel in Progreso. 'There are people who come from Merida just to see the Poseidon.
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