Poseidon, who according to the ancient Greeks was the god of the sea, was not satisfied with his immense kingdom and wished to extend his dominion onto dry land as well.
He decided first to attack Athens, which at that time was the most important city in the world. As a beginning to his campaign, he attacked the hill on which the city stood.
So powerful was the sea that the hill was pierced from one side to the other and out of this tunnel came a salt water spring.
But the city was under the protection of Athena, the famous goddess of wisdom. She thought long and hard about how to reconquer it. The sea god had placed a salt water spring beneath the city as a sign of his power. Athena wanted to place a sign there not only of strength but of immortality. She thought for a long time and then created a new tree and planted its seed next to the spring.
In this way there grew up the huge oak tree, which still stands on the highest part of Athens, while Poseidon's spring of water dried up a long, long time ago.
He decided first to attack Athens, which at that time was the most important city in the world. As a beginning to his campaign, he attacked the hill on which the city stood.
So powerful was the sea that the hill was pierced from one side to the other and out of this tunnel came a salt water spring.
But the city was under the protection of Athena, the famous goddess of wisdom. She thought long and hard about how to reconquer it. The sea god had placed a salt water spring beneath the city as a sign of his power. Athena wanted to place a sign there not only of strength but of immortality. She thought for a long time and then created a new tree and planted its seed next to the spring.
In this way there grew up the huge oak tree, which still stands on the highest part of Athens, while Poseidon's spring of water dried up a long, long time ago.
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