And when this damsel was now come to marriageable age, her mother died and also her father; and Poseidon, being smitten with desire for her, wedded her; and to make the hill whereon she dwelt impregnable he broke it off all round about; and he made circular belts of sea and land enclosing one another alternately, some greater, some smaller, two being of land and three of sea, which he carved as it were out of the midst of the island; and these belts were at even distances on all sides, so as to be impassable for man; for at that time neither ships nor sailing were as yet in existence.
For, beginning at the sea, they bored a channel right through to the outermost circle, which was three plethra in breadth, one hundred feet in depth, and fifty stades in length; and thus they made the entrance to it from the sea like that to a harbor by opening out a mouth large enough for the greatest ships to sail through.
The whole of this wall had numerous houses built on to it, set close together; while the sea-way and the largest harbor were filled with ships and merchants coming from all quarters, which by reason of their multitude caused clamor and tumult of every description and an unceasing din night and day.Now as regards the city and the environs of the ancient dwelling we have now well-nigh completed the description as it was originally given.
So it was ordained that each such leader should provide for war the sixth part of a war-chariots equipment, so as to make up 10,000 chariots in all, together with two horses and mounted men; also a pair of horses without a car, and attached thereto a combatant with a small shield and for charioteer the rider who springs from horse to horse; and two hoplites; and archers and slingers, two of each; and light-armed slingers and javelin-men, three of each; and four sailors towards the manning of twelve hundred ships.
If a great steamship could dispense with its coal-bins and boilers and, instead have dynamite in an absolutely safe compound form yielding, from what a man could carry in a handbag, force sufficient to drive the ship from England to America, or to send a train six thousand miles, how long wouldst thou see steam enginery?
That purpose was purely maritime, in the days when ships had been used as carriers, before the later general use of aerial vessels; and it had served this purpose in such stead as to win for Caiphul its proud title "Sovereign of the Seas," a name retained even when the original uses of its moat had become a matter of history.
When the better means of transportation had supplanted the old, then the ships, which for ten centuries bad graced all the seas and waterways of the globe, had been suffered to decay or had been converted to other uses.
A line of massive, bottomless stone vases in which throve ornamental shrubs and foliage plants stood upon the curb, and on either side of these was a metal rail, placed at a height of about nine feet, and supported upon davits similar to those from which ship-boats are swung.
Its capital was ringed by circles of water and land, and it was rich in metals, buildings and ships.
In their account he built a ship that carried animals and humans to new colonies, above all toward the Fertile Crescent.
And as you well know, the priest-architect of Atlantis, known to you as Noah, constructed a mighty ship that eventually carried animals and humans to the new colonies around the planet, particularly toward the area in the Middle East of today that you call the Fertile Crescent.
And so you migrated by land, by sea, and flying through the air in ships.
The passage runs from cedars and mountains to towers, walls and ships.
12 The Lord Almighty has a day in store for all the proud and lofty, for all that is exalted (and they will be humbled), 13 for all the cedars of Lebanon, tall and lofty, and all the oaks of Bashan, 14 for all the towering mountains and all the high hills, 15 for every lofty tower and every fortified wall, 16 for every trading ship and every stately vessel.
Verse 16 names “every trading ship and every stately vessel.” That line fits a rich sea power brought low.
It was a rich island city that lived by its ships and trade.
The Egyptian high priest Cecrops advised them and sent to Tyre for ships, and Geert gave up the stone citadel at Athens.
The island had an extensive network of harbors and docks that could accommodate a vast fleet of ships.
See The catalogue of ships
The rings were connected by bridges, and a canal extended from the central island to the sea, allowing ships to access the city.
The Atlanteans used these waterways for transportation, and their harbors were filled with ships from all over the world.
Since several of the other peoples were not very advanced yet, whenever any of these groups landed their ships in other parts of the planet, the people would take it as a miraculous event.
What he is describing is that he was able to take a trip in one of these ships.
There are several descriptions of the landing of this type of ship and the people who came out of it.
For example, the man named John who wrote "Revelation" saw a ship land, and they broadcasted greetings and such.
In another place Ezekiel described seeing the ship land in the desert.
Now the other gods and the armed warriors on the plain slept soundly, but Zeus was wakeful, for he was thinking how to do honor to Achilles and destroy many people at the ships of the Achaeans.
So he called one to him and said to it, "Lying Dream, go to the ships of the Achaeans, into the tent of Agamemnon, and say to him word for word as I now bid you.
The dream went when it had heard its message and soon reached the ships of the Achaeans.
He bound his sandals onto his comely feet, and slung his silver-studded sword about his shoulders; then he took the imperishable staff of his father and sallied forth to the ships of the Achaeans.
But first, he summoned a meeting of the elders at the ship of Nestor, king of Pylos, and when they were assembled, he laid a cunning counsel before them.
But it will be the right thing that I should first sound them, and to this end I will tell them to flee with their ships; but you others go about among the host and prevent their doing so."
They swarmed like bees that sally from some hollow cave and flit in countless throngs among the spring flowers, bunched in knots and clusters; even so did the mighty multitude pour from ships and tents to the assembly and range themselves upon the wide-watered shore, while among them ran Wildfire Rumor, messenger of Zeus, urging them ever to the fore.
From these, there came fifty ships, and in each, there were a hundred and twenty young men of the Boeotians.
With these, there came thirty ships.
With their chieftains came forty ships.
With him, there came forty ships of the Locrians who dwell beyond Euboea.
With him, there came fifty ships.
With him, there came fifty ships.
Ajax brought twelve ships from Salamis.
Diomedes and his companions commanded eighty ships from Argos and the surrounding regions.
The forces of King Agamemnon himself included a hundred ships from Mycenae and its territories.
Menelaos commanded sixty ships from Lacedaemon.
Nestor, horseman of Gerene, led ninety ships from Pylos and the surrounding regions.
King Agapenor led sixty ships of Arcadians.
The men of Elis had forty ships, divided among their four leaders.
Odysseus led twelve ships of brave Cephallenians.
Thoas led forty ships of Aetolians.
The famous spearsman Idomeneus led eighty ships of Cretans.
Tlepolemos brought nine ships of lordly warriors from Rhodes.
Nireus brought three ships from Syme.
Pheidippos and Antiphos commanded thirty ships from the islands near Cos.
Achilles led fifty ships of Myrmidons, though they did not participate in the battle due to his wrath.
Protesilaos, now deceased, had led forty ships from Phylake and its surrounding regions.
Eumelos led eleven ships from the regions near Boebean lake.
Philoctetes, though absent, commanded seven ships of skilled archers.
Podaleirios and Machaon commanded thirty ships from the regions of Tricca and Oechalia.
Eurypylos led forty ships from Ormenios and surrounding regions.
Polypoites and Leonteus commanded forty ships from Argissa and the surrounding areas.
Guneus brought twenty-two ships from Cyphus and surrounding lands.
Prothoos led forty ships from the lands around the river Peneus and Mount Pelion.
The men of Telea were led by Pandaros, son of Lykaon, and had numerous ships.
Asios, son of Hyrtakos, led the forces from Perkote and Praktios with numerous ships.
Hippothoos and Pylaios commanded the Pelasgian spearsmen with numerous ships.
Akamas and Peirous commanded the Thracians with numerous ships.
Euphemos commanded the Ciconian spearsmen with numerous ships.
Pyraikhmes led the Paeonian archers with numerous ships.
Pylaimenes commanded the Paphlagonians with numerous ships.
Odios and Epistrophos led the Halizoni with numerous ships.
Chromis and Ennomos commanded the Mysians with numerous ships.
Phorkys and noble Askanios led the Phrygians with numerous ships.
Mesthles and Antiphos commanded the Meonians with numerous ships.
Nastes and Amphimakhos commanded the Carians with numerous ships.
Sarpedon and Glaukos led the Lycians with numerous ships.
During this same era, the descendants of the Dioscouri constructed rafts and ships and made voyages.
These, finding no food nor place to alight on, returned to the ship.
He made an opening in the roof of the ship, and saw that it had grounded on the top of a mountain.
They saw Xisuthros no more; but a voice from heaven was heard commanding them piety toward the gods; that he, indeed, was receiving the reward of his piety in being carried away to dwell thenceforth in the midst of the gods, and that his wife, his daughter, and the pilot of the ship shared the same honor.
At a given moment that I shall cause thee to know,--enter into it, and draw the door of the ship toward thee.--Within it, thy grains, thy furniture, thy provisions, thy riches, thy men-servants, and thy maid-servants, and thy young people--the cattle of the field, and the wild beasts of the plain that I will assemble-and that I will send thee, shall be kept behind thy door."--Khasisatra opened his mouth and spoke;--he said to Ea, his lord:--"No one has made [such a] ship.--On the prow I will fix .
strong and--I had carried above and below the furniture of the ship.--[This lading filled the two-thirds.]
The ark of the Chaldeans was a veritable ship; it had a prow, a helm, and a pilot, and men to manage it; and it navigated "the sea."
In the original it appears that Izdhubar, when he started to find the deified Khasisatra, travelled first, for nine days' journey, to the sea; then secured the services of a boatman, and, entering a ship, sailed for fifteen days before finding the Chaldean Noah.
"For the king had a fleet of ships of Tarshish at sea with the fleet of Hiram.
Once every three years the ships of Tarshish came bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks."
“Ships of Tarshish” means large ocean-going ships built for long voyages.
"For the king’s ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Hiram.
Once every three years the merchant ships came, bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and monkeys."
Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is destroyed, without house or harbor!
The “ships of Tarshish” stand for the merchants and trade routes that will mourn Tyre’s fall.
He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish.
That covers the great distances, the limits of ancient ships and the need to stop at many ports.
Merchant ships often did not sail straight from one point to another.
Ships often stayed in Manila a long time to secure cargo and prepare for the trip back.
Long negotiations, loading cargo and local politics could delay the ships.
Ships had to stop at many ports for fresh water, food and repairs.
The distance was long, and ships had to wait for good winds.
Power and Control:The ship is operated using specialized keys that control its propulsion, levitation, altitude, and speed.
With the help of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and warfare, Jason commissioned the building of a ship, the Argo.
The ship was crafted by the master shipwright Argus, and it was a marvel of engineering, with a speaking beam of oak from the sacred grove of Dodona that could prophesy.
Its forests gave wood for the Trojans' ships.
He hurls rocks at ships.
So were larger airbuses and even space ships, which were rarely used.
Local roads and higher-frequency bands carry flight plates, airbuses, and rare space ships.
Local roads and higher-frequency bands carry flight plates, airbuses, and rare space ships.
The ship, 1000 meters long and 400 meters wide, was built as commanded.
The ship rested on a mountain.
The ship rested in Armenia, where fragments of it are kept as charms.
For me, the precise measurement of the ship reveals advanced technology, and the return to Babylonia proves that there was a Babylon during Atlantean times.
They are also linked to the story of the giantess Hyrrokkin, who is said to have been sent to push the ship of the dead god Baldr out to sea.
The camel, the ship of the desert.
So, is the camel not the ship of the desert?
As it turns out, the camel was originally the ship of the snowy plains, not the desert.
There’s no point in bringing the ship of snow to a region with normal flora and fauna.
The "Illojim" were gone from one day to another, they vanished without a trace together with their ships and the other species found most of their surface installations destroyed by them.
Well-known ships include the Tacoatlanta and the Mexteo.
The ships carry weapons such as catapults and can hold many warriors.
The ships serve in many operations: blocking rivers, attacking enemy positions and supporting campaigns on land.
Key ships:
The ships' speed and firepower make them central to Atlantean strategy.
Who is fighting: The Atlantean armada, including ships like the Tacoatlanta and the Mexteo, against enemy fleets that challenge Atlantean rule of the seas.
The First Step of Fame They take the ship, and Toltiah's name starts to count.
If the ships of Atlantis reached the shores of Syria, only 200 miles away from Armenia, it is plausible that the population of Armenia could have been colonists from Atlantis.
They were familiar with the decimal system and had terms for boats, ships, and salt-water, indicating a seafaring culture.