Re: strange ships

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Posted by Joanna on July 10, 2001 at 07:34:00:

In Reply to: strange ships posted by Danny Ford on July 08, 2001 at 02:27:13:

: can anyone help me with the partly obscured images on the sides of these ships? please?

Danny,

As you may already be aware the words are probably ancient greek. Ancient greek words often did end in consonants. The only "word" I could make out was on the 2nd ship. The last 3 letters of "alt" (αλτ). I found that the ancient greek word for 'sea' is "als" (αλς or rather αλc). I would also say that the words or letters are abbreviations of the full words making the statements on the ships' side.

I may be able to help you more if you could tell me in what context you found these ships? That is, are they to do with Homer perhaps -one of his epics, or any other ancient greek stories?

Joanna.

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: : can anyone help me with the partly obscured images on the sides of these ships? please? : Danny, : As you may already be aware the words are probably ancient greek. Ancient greek words often did end in consonants. The only "word" I could make out was on the 2nd ship. The last 3 letters of "alt" (αλτ). I found that the ancient greek word for 'sea' is "als" (αλς or rather αλc). I would also say that the words or letters are abbreviations of the full words making the statements on the ships' side. : I may be able to help you more if you could tell me in what context you found these ships? That is, are they to do with Homer perhaps -one of his epics, or any other ancient greek stories? : Joanna.

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