the northernmost limit of the inhabited world was considered to be the imaginary island of Thule, north of Albion (Britain) near the Arctic Circle. According to Pytheas of Massili, who supposedly had sailed there in the fourth century B.C., it was impossible to proceed further than this isl...
"The shores of the ruddy sea [the Indian Ocean], whence Phoebus [Sol-Helios the Sun] discloses his rising beams, opens the gates of day, and with nearer torch darkens the naked Indians."Seneca, Phaedra 309 ff : "The radiant goddess [Luna-Selene the Moon] of the darksome sky burned...
"Atlas by Pleione or an Oceanitide (Oceanid) had twelve daughters, and a son, Hyas. The son was killed by a wild boar or a lion, and the sisters, grieving for him, died of this grief. The five of them first put among the stars have their place between the horns of the bull ....
Another believed it wasin the Arctic Ocean.But only one thing is sure: whether Atlantisreally exists will not be clear until a ruined citysomewhere under the sea is actually found.1. The island named AtlantisA. was destroyed by a huge earthquakeB. can be read about only in a bookC. ...
An open-water kayaker paddling through ocean waves. A great many small craft are built wholly or in part of thermosetting plastics. A mold is required, and there is usually a special textile employed to give strength to the hull skin. The usual method is to use layers of plastic over tex...