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Week 12 EC: Wikipedia Trail: from Poseidon to Hippodamia

This week I did some research on the characters in my storybook project. I started looking up Poseidon because I wanted to see why he is associated with horses, since he is most commonly associated with the sea. According to wikipedia, once Poseidon was worshiped as a horse, and this is evident by his cult in Peloponnesos. So then naturally, this led me to finding out just exactly what Peloponnesos is. Peloponnesos is a peninsula and geographic region in southern Greece. According to wikipedia, this region has been inhabited since ancient times and originates all the way back to Greek mythology, specifically the legend of the hero Pelops, who was said to have conquered the entire region. The name Peloponnesos means "Island of Pelops." This then led me to look up the legend of the hero Pelops. In Greek mythology, Pelops was a king of Pisa and he was venerated at Olympia, where his cult developed into the founding myth of the Olympic Games. According to wikipedia, this is the most important expression of unity in the Greek culture. There is also a story associated with him that is the courting of Hippodamia, which ironically, involves Poseidon, which is where this whole trail started. I then looked up Hippodamia, which according to wikipedia she is the master of horses in Greek mythology. Maybe she will have to make a surprise appearance in my storybook project!


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