Svoronos, «Stylides, ancres hierae, aphlasta…» (1914)
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Svoronos, «Stylides, ancres hierae, aphlasta…» (1914)
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Jean Svoronos, «Stylides, ancres hierae, aphlasta, stoloi, akrostolia, embola, proembola et totems marins» Journal international d'archéologie numismatique (1914) pp. / σσ. 98-110,

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“Stylides, sacred anchors, aphlasta...” (in French). A 'stylis' was a type of cult emblem, placed on the stern of an ancient Greek ship. It is very probable that the `sacred spear' which Athena gave to the Argonauts was not a figurehead for the prow, as some believe, but an amulet for the stern. This was, indeed, the position of the captain; it was here that Greek sailors kept the holy anchor and, later, the icon of Saint Nicholas the patron of seamen.
Key words
Anchor.
Greek antiquity.
Manners and customs.
Sailing ships.
Ship.