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"Argo" sails again
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Quote:"Argo" sails again

A reconstruction of the legendary first long ship Argo, which according to ancient Greek myth carried Jason and his Argonauts to recover the Golden Fleece from Colchis, will set sail from the beaches of Volos on Saturday to the strains of the local symphony orchestra, assisted by some 50 people at the oars.

The ship will be seen off in the calm waters of Pagasitic Gulf with due pomp and circumstance, following the traditional blessing by Dimitriada Metropolitan Ignatios, speeches by Volos Mayor Alekos Voulgaris and Deputy Interior Minister Athanassios Nakos and an address by the head of the 'Argo' research programme, Vice-admiral Apostolos Kourtis of the coast guard.

The modern-day Argo is a reconstruction of an ancient Greek penteconter with a ram (a ship with one tier of 50 oars, 25 on either side) and a simple sail that was built of half-cured wood cut from forest timber.

It is built along the line of prehistoric ships of the Greek mainland in the 14th century B.C. and belongs to the same family as Homer's long ships and the later ram-bearing warships of antiquity.

The present-day penteconter Argo is expected to travel between 10 and 15 nautical miles a day until it reaches its final destination in Venice, stopping at 37 ports on the way. It will be accompanied by the ship Hellenic Seaways, where the rowers of the penteconter will eat, wash, dress and receive medical treatment.

The ship's journey is expected to be completed in the port of Venice on August 12 and until July 7 it will be sailing in Greek waters, accompanied by coast guard vessels. During the trip it will raised six flags, equal to the number of countries whose waters it will traverse. These include Greece, Albania, Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy.

It is also scheduled to stop at several ports and harbours along the way, where it will remain for one day and be part of various cultural events.

Parliament President Dimitris Sioufas has officially opened an international conference on the journey of the Argonauts organised by the Greek Parliament and the municipality of Volos.

Source: http://www.ana.gr/anaweb/user/selectlan ... rvice%3D96

She will be today and tomorrow morning in Piraeus. She will reach Corfu in the 5th of July, and finally Venice. I'll try to post some picture of her.

Good luck to them all.
Spyros Kaltikopoulos


Honor to those who in the life they lead
define and guard a Thermopylae.
Never betraying what is right,
consistent and just in all they do
but showing pity also, and compassion
Kavafis the Alexandrian
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#2
Some photos

Yesterady in Chalkida
http://bp3.blogger.com/_fAaAnjkWMMI/SFx ... Q/s1600-h/ ÃŽ™Ã
Spyros Kaltikopoulos


Honor to those who in the life they lead
define and guard a Thermopylae.
Never betraying what is right,
consistent and just in all they do
but showing pity also, and compassion
Kavafis the Alexandrian
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#3
Excellent!!! But this is a Pentecontoros,isn't it?
Ship of the 8th-early 5th century! Great work. Thanks for posting,Spyros. I'd love to see more. It isn't coming to Thessaloniki :evil: :evil: :evil:
Khaire
Giannis
Giannis K. Hoplite
a.k.a.:Giannis Kadoglou
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http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/mens ... 94,00.html
For those who understand the language. I don't
Giannis K. Hoplite
a.k.a.:Giannis Kadoglou
a.k.a.:Thorax
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#5
I didn't make it down to the harbour. Sad
But I found tose two page with more photos (in Greek)
http://www.boatyard.gr/gr/argo.html
http://www.volosradio.gr/Argo_GR.htm

as well as this one about the minoan ship.
http://www.marmuseum.tuc.gr/eng/minoiko2.htm
I have somewhere some photos of her somewhere from Eleusina. I'll try to find them and post them
Spyros Kaltikopoulos


Honor to those who in the life they lead
define and guard a Thermopylae.
Never betraying what is right,
consistent and just in all they do
but showing pity also, and compassion
Kavafis the Alexandrian
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#6
Thanks for those. Some very good photos. Really,with a longer "embolon" it would be identical to later penticonters.
Khaire
Giannis
Giannis K. Hoplite
a.k.a.:Giannis Kadoglou
a.k.a.:Thorax
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#7
A short video
http://youtube.com/watch?v=GTYROXeAROo
Spyros Kaltikopoulos


Honor to those who in the life they lead
define and guard a Thermopylae.
Never betraying what is right,
consistent and just in all they do
but showing pity also, and compassion
Kavafis the Alexandrian
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#8
Laudes Spyro!
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#9
Vre kalos ton. How was Nemea?
Spyros Kaltikopoulos


Honor to those who in the life they lead
define and guard a Thermopylae.
Never betraying what is right,
consistent and just in all they do
but showing pity also, and compassion
Kavafis the Alexandrian
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#10
See Events for conclusion and Show Impression threads Spyro.

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