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‘Poseidon’s Will’ Saved Nea Potidea

Ancient Greek Historian Herodotus wrote about a tsunami wave that saved a region close to Thessaloniki, called Nea Potidea, from the Persian invaders in 479 BC. The enemy vanished because of “God Poseidon’s will,” according to the historian. “There came a great ebb of the sea behind, which lasted for a long time. And then, [...]