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