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You missed the craziest part, it started being dug in the time of ancient Greece and in fact there's a commemoration carving of Hercules on one of the entrances.
https://corinthianmatters.org/2016/04/11/on-the-remains-of-neros-corinth-canal-project/
-To be that guy, probably more accurate to call him Heracles when talking about Greek things
True enough.
Great read, thank you!