Greek sea gods the Enuma Elish, and where the Spirit of God is said to have "hovered over the waters" in Genesis. Pontus is the primordial deity of the sea. Poseidon, as god of the sea, was an important Olympian power; he was the chief patron of Corinth, many cities of Magna Graecia, and also of Plato's legendary Atlantis. He controls the oceans and the seas, and he also created horses. As such, he was intimately connected with the pre-historic office of king - whose chief emblem of power and primary sacrificial animal was the horse. Thus, on the Mycenean Linear B tablets
The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea because of the "soft-focus dramatic reconstructions, Hatshepsut feeding grapes to her royal monkey etc" that "resembled a Flake ad." The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea is a 2010 British documentary film produced by the BBC. The film premiered on BBC Four on 6 January 2010, and is presented by archaeologist Cheryl Ward and directed by Stephane Begoin. Chris Hilton and Valerie Abita served as the executive producers. The duration of the film is fifty nine minutes. The film explores the legend that a large number of ships were built by Hatshepsut, the fifth pharaoh