WATER AND CULTUREWATER AND CULTURE

Most civilizations were born and grew up around the water.

In particular, on the Mediterranean coast appeared the largest ones (Minoans, ancient Greeks, Phoenicians, Egyptians, Arabs, Romans).

In these cultures from antiquity water has a very great significance. It gives life, permits the cultivation of food, goods transport and trade and among all this, it exchange of cultural elements. Reflected in mythology, philosophy, religion, morals and customs of the peoples, once praised as a deity. Sometimes considered a source of life and energy that gives strength and good health.

Sometimes the water is protected by deities.

The importance of life-giving role of water we find in the myths of many peoples.

Making a journey through time and reaching as prehistoric times, we find that ancestral peoples of humanity were fully aware of the life-giving importance, but also terrible power of water.

Therefore honored waters as deities, which while seeking to placate. In the myths of all peoples, the water was a factor inspiration and doctrine.

Neptune was in our mythology one of the twelve gods of Olympus, sovereign and omnipotent god of the sea and all the waters. It was a violent and fierce god. When he was angry beating his trident into the waters, shaking the waves and unleashes storms.

The Sirens were sea demons, daughters of the river god Achelous and the Muse Melpomeni. Lived on an island from which with their charming song trapped unsuspecting sailors approaching either forgot their destination or mangled by them.