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For the philosophical question of the ship's identity, see Ship of Theseus.) After the reforms of Cleisthenes, a ship was named for each of the ten tribes that political leader had created; these ships may also have been sacred ships. [4] Another known sacred ship was the Theoris (θεωρίς), a trireme kept for sacred embassies. [5]
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The Paralus or Paralos (Greek: Πάραλος, "sea-side"; named after a mythological son of Poseidon), was an Athenian sacred ship and a messenger trireme of the Athenian navy during the late 5th century BC. Its crew were known for their vehement pro-democracy views.
The boat was built with a variety of wood from around the region of Greece. In Medea, Euripides mentions the oars were made from pine trees around Mount Pelion. [7] Catullus later mentioned the boat was made out of fir-wood. [8] The prow of the ship was also made with a special piece of oak from Dodona, an area sacred to Zeus. The oak was said ...
A ship associated with Syracusia, c. 1st century BC – 1st century AD. Not much is known about the outside appearance of the ship, but Athenaeus describes that the top deck, which was wider than the rest of the ship, was supported by beautifully crafted wooden Atlases instead of simply wooden columns. [2]
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Several ships have been named HMS Acheron. [15] There is a stream named the Dry Acheron in Canterbury, New Zealand. [16] The Eocene turtle genus Acherontemys of the Roslyn Formation in North America was named in reference to the Acheron mythos. [17] In Honkai Star Rail, a character within the story nicknames herself after the river Acheron.
Panayis Athanase Vagliano (Greek: Παναγής Βαλλιάνος, romanized: Panagis Vallianos; 1814–1902) was a Greek merchant and shipowner, acclaimed as the 'father of modern Greek shipping'.