Athenian sacred ships
Ancient Athenian triremes with religious and governmental duties.
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Athenian sacred ships were vessels, often triremes, that served religious functions such as processions, embassies, and festival boat races. The most famous were the Paralus and the Salaminia, which also acted as messenger ships for the Athenian government. Other notable sacred ships included the Delia, a triakonter believed to be Theseus's ship, and the Theoris, a trireme kept for sacred embassies.
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- Notable ships
- Paralus
- Salaminia
- Delia
- Theoris
- Delia type
- triakonter (thirty-oared galley)
- Paralus crew origin
- Paralia
- Salaminia crew origin
- Salamis
- Theoris function
- sacred embassies
- Government roles
- scout
- messenger
- combat
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