Poseidon rises! Crashing wave appears to show the face of fearsome god of the sea

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A wave crashing against a sea wall during a storm in France appeared to show the face of Poseidon.

The stunning images show a face with a crown in the crest the 30ft wave as it smashed 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 most powerful waves of the storm were striking the French coast.

'The waves were 10m high and when they hit the wall, the explosion was sometimes around 50m high.

'I saw the incredible image of Poseidon with his crown, coming out of the ocean with his face in the wave.' 

'I seek to show all the beauty, elegance and life that a wave can offer you.'

A wave crashing against a sea wall during a storm in France appeared to show the face of Poseidon in a series of stunning images

Poseidon was god of the sea, storms, earthquakes and horses in Greek mythology and was often depicted riding a chariot pulled by sea horses

The French photographer, 31, said the 30ft waves were creating 150ft explosions when they crashed into the sea walls