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eye image on front of ship hulls?

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11K views 20 replies 15 participants last post by  CaptainForce  
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RichH said:
The bow eye probably arose after the Dorian invasions of Mycenaean Greece, when the Corinthians, later the Athenians, applied the eye to ward off ENVY of their Biremes and Triremes and long distance cargo craft.
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And you said that all in one breath and with a straight face. I'm impressed.
 
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