It may be noted here that in later days the rulers of the country deeply resented these priest-led emigrations, as tending to impoverish and depopulate their kingdoms, and it became necessary for the emigrants to get on board ship secretly during the night.
If the system of water supply in the "City of the Golden Gates" was wonderful, the Atlantean methods of locomotion must be recognised as still more marvellous, for the air-ship or flying-machine which Keely in America, and Maxim in this country are now attempting to produce, was then a realized fact.
In the later days when war and strife had brought the Golden Age to an end, battle ships that could navigate the air had to a great extent replaced the battle ships at sea—having naturally proved far more powerful engines of destruction.
Now this was apt to destroy the equilibrium of the ship so struck and to turn it upside down—a situation sure to be[55] taken advantage of by the enemy's vessel to make an attack with her ram.
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.
One or two ships would have sufficed.
Alexander had bought the ships on the Indus, or had had them built by the descendants of the Frisians who settled there—the Geertmen—and had taken into his service sailors from among them, and at the head of them was Friso.
Alexander having accomplished his voyage and the transport of his troops, had no further use for the ships in the Persian Gulf, but wished to employ them in the Mediterranean.
For this purpose Nearchus was to sail up the Red Sea, and on his arrival at Suez was to find 200 elephants, 1000 camels, workmen and materials, timber and ropes, &c., in order to haul the ships by land over the isthmus.
After the defeat at Actium, Cleopatra, in imitation of this example, tried to take her fleet over the isthmus in order to escape to India, but was prevented by the inhabitants of Arabia Petræa, who burnt her ships.
Whenever in time of war either ships or houses are destroyed, either by the enemy or as a matter of precaution, a general levy shall be assessed on the people to make it good again, so that no one may neglect the general welfare to preserve his own interest.
So when a ship from [59]Flyland sailed past, I quietly took my departure.
Then a storm arose and drove the ships upon the banks of Denmark, with the total destruction of their crews.
Many Magyars fled back with their troops, and the sea-people took ship, accompanied by a body of stalwart Finns as rowers.
When they had counted the people and divided the ships accordingly, the fleet separated.
Twelve ships were then laden with wine, honey, tanned leather, and saddles and bridles mounted in gold, such as had never been seen before.
Therefore it was resolved in a general assembly to allow only seven Thyrian ships and no more in a year.
Then she blinded their eyes, so that they mistook land for water and water for land, and in this way many a good ship was totally lost.
On the other side of the Scheldt, where from time to time there come ships from all parts, they make now paper from pumpkin leaves, by which they save flax and outdo us.
Jon—that is, “Given”—was a sea-king, born at Alberga, who sailed [93]from the Flymeer with a fleet of 127 ships fitted out for a long voyage, and laden with amber, tin, copper, cloth, linen, felt, otter-skins, beaver and rabbit skins.
Then came the Gauls out of the Mediterranean Sea with their ships to Cadiz, and along all our coasts, and fell upon Britain; but they could not make any good footing there, because the government was powerful and the exiles were still Frisians.
Ten years after Jon went away, there arrived three ships in the Flymeer; the people cried Huzza!
After they had passed Tyre, the Tyrians seized one of the rearmost ships, and as the ship was too far behind us, we could not take it back again; but Jon swore to be revenged for it.
When they entered the harbour, there was not room for all the ships, and yet most of the people were too cowardly to go any further.
From the smaller islands he made expeditions for vengeance on the Tyrians, and plundered their ships and their lands.
Thereupon there arrived three hundred ships full of wild mountain soldiers, which sailed unexpectedly into our haven while we were defending the walls.
When they had taken our harbour, the wild soldiers wanted to plunder the village and our ships—one had already ravished a girl—but Cecrops would not permit it; and the Tyrian sailors, who still had Frisian blood in their veins, said, If you do that we will burn our ships, and you shall never see your mountains again.
Three months afterwards Geert departed with the best of Frya’s sons, and seven times twelve ships.
Soon after they had left the harbour they fell in with at least thirty ships coming from Tyre with women and children.
The King of Tyre afterwards, seeing that all his best sailors were gone, sent all his ships with his wild soldiers to catch them, dead or alive.
After twelve years had elapsed without our seeing any Italians in Almanland, there came three ships, finer than any that we possessed or had ever seen.
According to the report of the maidens, he obtained a lamp from her; but it did him no good, because when he got to sea his ship was lost, and he was taken up naked and destitute by another ship.
Just one hundred years after the first ship with provisions sailed from the coast, poverty and want made their appearance, hunger spread her wings all over the country, dissension marched proudly about the streets and into the houses, charity found no place, and unity departed.
The Magy had the mother nursed on his own ship.
After the murder of the mother, he brought the lamp and the maidens into his own ship, together with all [119]the booty that he chose.
They were so well aimed that many of the ships were instantly on fire.
Those left to guard the ships shot at us, but they could not reach us.
When at last a burning ship drifted towards the ship of the Magy, he ordered the man at the helm to sheer off, but this man was the Dane who had cleft the head of the Finn.
When those on the uninjured ships heard that the Magy was drowned, they sailed away, because their crews were Danes.
Their wool and herbs are bought by the Rhine people, and taken to foreign countries by the ship captains.
The seafaring people and other travellers who were at home had saved themselves, their goods, and their relations upon their ships.
No one could withstand him; but we sea-people, who lived by the sea, put all our possessions on board ships and took our departure.
He let his son fetch the ships.
He had let his soldiers cut down trees and make planks, with which, with the help of our carpenters, he had built ships.
Upon the new ships which had been saved from the fire he embarked the Joniers and the Greeks.
We were obliged to yield, and Nearchus knew so well how to regulate everything, that before three months had elapsed our ships lay in the Mediterranean Sea.
When we came to the old harbour, he went off with his stout soldiers and threw fire into all the ships that he could reach with his arrows.
Friso ordered us to keep back the small ships in a broad line, and to put the large ships with the women and children in front.
Further, he ordered us to take the crossbows that were in the fore part and fix them on the sterns of the ships, because, said he, we must fight a retreating battle.
At the same time he gave the order that no one should shoot before he did, and that we should all aim at the centre ship.
When we were at a cable and a half distance from them the Phœnicians began to shoot, but Friso did not reply till the first arrow fell six fathoms from his ship.
When Friso thought that it was sufficient he called us off, and we sped away; but after two days’ slow sailing another fleet of thirty ships came in sight and gained upon us.
The sea-people, who call themselves famous sea-warriors, went on board their ships, and afterwards went back again.
The Zeeland skippers, who were not satisfied to live upon fish, and who hated the Gauls, took to robbing the Phœnician ships.
At last the Zeelanders began to be in want of good ships.
Now there arrived unexpectedly three ships, which anchored off the ringdyk of our citadel.
The merchant who was with them wished to buy new ships from us, and for that purpose had brought all kinds of valuables, which they had stolen from the Celtic country and Phœnician ships.
As we had no ships, I gave them active horses and four armed couriers to Friso; because at Stavere, along the Alberga, the best ships of war were built of hard oak which never rots.
The Zeelanders had stolen many of their strongest boys to row their ships, and many of their finest daughters to have children by.
It is like a bottle, the neck narrow, but in the belly a thousand large boats may lie; but we have no citadel and no defences to keep out [203]the pirate ships.
To the Zeelanders he promised that they should have yearly fifty ships of a fixed size for a fixed price, fitted with iron chains and crossbows, and full rigging as is necessary and useful for men-of-war, but that they should leave in peace the Jutlanders and all the people of Frya’s race.
When the Zeelanders had gone, he loaded forty old ships with weapons for wall defences, wood, bricks, carpenters, masons, and smiths, in order to build citadels.
The first called themselves mother’s sons, the others father’s sons, but the mother’s sons did not count for much; because there were many ships to build, there was a good time for all kinds of workmen.
Afterwards he ordered the ship people to make double prows, upon which steel crossbows could be fixed.
When Askar thought a favourable opportunity occurred, he vent with forty ships and took Kerenac and the chief of the Gauls, with all his gold.
After that he took two islands for stations for his ships, from which he used later to sally forth and plunder all the Phœnician ships and towns that he could reach.
Representation of a Ship with forecastle and poop deck, preserved on an old seal of Staveren.
The ship in which the messengers went was laden with women’s ornaments, and took also a golden shield on which Askar’s portrait was artistically represented.
The handsomest were retained ashore, and the ugly and black were kept on board ship as rowers.
Of those who were placed in the foreign ships six died of colic.
Askar, who thought that all was going on well, landed with his ships on the other side of the Scheldt; but there they were already aware of his coming, and were on their guard.
The princess Lolix, whom we had ever treated as a guest at Menaxithlon, came up to the platform where the ship lay, curious to see our preparations for departure.
We, as Poseidi, knew that the mysterious nations across the waters were possessed of abilities which virtually dwarfed our attainments, such as our power to traverse the aerial or marine depths, our swift cars, our sub-surface sea ships.
None whatever; for the enemy, with prescient gaze and perfect control of Night-Side forces we knew not of, could arrest the falling destroyer, and instead of suffering harm could annihilate that high ship and its living load.
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.
And they threw dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had ships at sea became rich by her wealth, for in one hour she has been laid waste!’
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.
Several books in the Old Testament contain references to wealthy nations, ships, harbors, divine beings (including angels), gods (referring to deities worshipped by other nations), and destruction (often in the context of divine judgment).
Ships and Harbors: Isaiah 23 contains a prophecy against Tyre, a significant maritime city with a famous harbor.
It speaks of the destruction of its ships and the end of its wealth.
Ships and Harbors: Ezekiel 27 is a lament over Tyre, depicting it as a wealthy merchant city with many ships and trade routes, ultimately facing destruction.
Ships and Harbors: While ships and harbors are not a central theme, Jeremiah does speak about nations that rely on their wealth and trade, like Babylon (Jeremiah 50-51).
Ships and Harbors: Tyre is depicted as a hub of trade with grand ships and wealthy harbors (Ezekiel 27).
While not part of the Old Testament, the Book of Revelation (New Testament) contains vivid imagery of the destruction of wealthy cities (like Babylon), divine beings, and judgments involving ships and harbors (e.g., Revelation 18).
Ships and Harbors: Isaiah (Tyre), Ezekiel (Tyre).
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.
Isaiah 2:16-17 mentions the destruction of "trading ships and stately vessels," which can be symbolically linked to the wealth and power of Atlantis, emphasizing that no amount of human achievement can stand against divine judgment when moral corruption takes root.
The priests accused them of envy, attacked their stone citadel in Athens (with help from Tyrian ships and advice from an Egyptian high priest named Cecrops), and forced many to migrate eastward.
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."
The "ships of Tarshish" indicate large, sea-going vessels capable of long voyages, bringing wealth and exotic goods, signifying prosperity and international trade relations during Solomon's reign.
"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" symbolize the merchants and trade routes that will mourn the fall of Tyre, indicating economic loss and disruption.
He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish.
This would account for the great distances involved, the limitations of ancient ships, and the necessity of stopping at various ports along the way.
Merchant ships often did not travel directly from one point to another; instead, they made multiple stops to trade goods, which would have extended the journey.
Ships often stayed in Manila for extended periods to secure cargoes and prepare for the return trip.
Trading Negotiations: Extended negotiations, loading of cargo, and local political situations could delay the ships.
Resupply Stops: Ships needed to stop at multiple ports along the way for fresh water, food, and repairs, adding to the overall time.
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 provided wood for the Trojans’ ships, and its streams and springs, including the famed Scamander River, played vital roles in both the daily life of the Trojans and in the epic battles described by Homer.
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.
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.