Poseidon gets up! A violent wave seems to show the face of the fearsome sea god
- The stunning images were captured during the Justine storm in France, when the waves hit the coast of Brittany
- Photographer Mathieu Rivrin was shocked to see Poseidon’s face and a crown on the crest of the wave
- The 30-foot waves threw water 150 feet into the air during the destructive storm on Europe’s west coast
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A wave crashing against a sea wall during a storm in France appeared to show Poseidon’s face.
The striking images show a face with a crown on the crest of the 30-foot wave that crashed into the shore during the destructive Storm Justine.
Photographer Mathieu Rivrin captured the incredible moment near his home in Lesconil, Brittany, and said he was shocked to see the face of the Greek god of the sea.
The 31-year-old said: ‘When I took the images, the strongest waves of the storm hit the French coast.
‘The waves were 10m high and when they hit the wall, the explosion sometimes reached 50m.
‘I saw the incredible image of Poseidon with his crown, coming out of the ocean with his face in the wave.’
‘I try to show all the beauty, elegance and life that a wave can offer you.’
A wave breaking against a sea wall during a storm in France appeared to show Poseidon’s face in a series of stunning images
Poseidon was the god of the sea, of storms, of earthquakes and of horses in Greek mythology and used to be portrayed in a carriage pulled by seahorses
The French photographer, 31, said the 30-foot waves were creating 150-foot explosions when they crashed into the sea walls.