A Dolphin Saved Its Founder 4,000 Years Ago. Now This City Is Returning the Favour

A dolphin saved its founder 4,000 years ago. Now this city is returning the favour

Greek legend tells the story of Taras, son of Poseidon, whose ship was wrecked while sailing between Italy and Greece. Some 4,000 years later, Taras is now Taranto, Puglia’s second-largest city.

A dolphin saved its founder 4,000 years ago. Now this city is returning the favor

By Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Taranto, Italy (CNN) — Greek legend tells the story of Taras, son of Poseidon, whose ship was wrecked while sailing between Italy and Greece. The sailor’s sea-god father dispatched a dolphin to rescue him, which he rode to the shores of the Ionian Peninsula. Safely on dry land, Taras established a