The Seafarer

Magellan in Portugal. When he was younger, Magellan learned many important skills, such as hunting, fighting, and reading the stars, in the royal court. His father often traveled to a nearby town called Porto, a city with a harbor that was full of seafarers; this may have been where Magellan found his passion for the sea and exploration. Although Magellan was not always an explorer, he…

I have just left Calypso island and as slowly as the time passes by, the more I get homesick and long to see your beautiful face again. When I arrived at Calypso, I found a nymph that was named Calypso and lived on that island for seven years. Calypso gradually fell in love with me. She promised me immortality in exchange for my love, but I couldn't because I thought of you, my dear. No matter how beautiful she was, I still felt unaccomplished because deep in my heart, I still had that longing…

even though there is other evidence to show they were sent to the islets of Cilicia. The Denyen are considered to be another major group because they are mentioned by both Egyptian and Hittite civilizations. The Denyen are denoted as being great seafarers who come from Achean Greece, due to the relative name of the Danaoi because Homer referred to all Greeks as Danaans. This is a better position on the origin of the Denyen rather than them originating from Cilicia. The evidence arguing that they…

Glossary This glossary contains many terms that made part of the Viking culture. They refer to words taken from their mythology, administration in England, their naval technology, their literature, and culture. A Asgard: From the Norse Mythology. It designates the home of the Æsir tribe of gods. Æsir: From the Norse Mythology. It is the name of a number of deities venerated by pre-Christian Norse tribes and other Germanic tribes. Alfheim: From the Norse Mythology, it means “land of the fairies”…

miles of territory. The mountains and sea were especially significant to Greece. The mountains isolated Greeks from one another and the sea helped for trade and colonization. The sea was a great influence on Greek society. The Greeks would become seafarers and Greek civilization would spread throughout the Mediterranean region. The earliest civilization of the Greeks emerged in the Aegean region on the large island of Crete. This civilization was called the Minoan civilization. In language and…

The Tlingit are also known as Kolosh and are a tribe that live in the Southeastern coast, as well as the coastal islands of Alaska. The Tlingit's culture has been shaped by the conditions of the Alaskan area, which is mostly covered with mountains. The climate is temperate and humid and the forests are populated with animal life. The Tlingit Indians survived by fishing, hunting, and gathering. The Tlingit Indians lived in three groups including the Yehl or Raven, Goch or Wolf, and Nehadi or…

A Look at Geography in Moby-Dick Melville’s Moby-Dick is a richly woven psychological masterpiece. Time and again concepts and characters are deftly paralleled and contrasted. The sheer density and breadth of references spans biblical allusions, a range of mythologies, as well as the geographical knowledge of a learned cartographer. Perhaps Melville’s most commonly underappreciated device, however, is his complex use of geography. His locations do not only represent real world challenges but…

Greeks have a long history and achievements as one of the great architects of civilization. Their superiority in calculations and their obsession to finished what they started. They could overcome unbelievable obstacles to build. The Greeks were seafarers and traders. They saw themselves as superior beings and viewed others as barbarians. They were descendants of the Mycenaean's. After High classical Greece, the Greeks praised their sculptures for being a true sight to see. They were obsessed…

individuals who live in the United States, but are of Croatian decent. Their ancestors came from a country that now neighbors Slovenia, Hungary, and Bosnia. Most Croatians located themselves along the coast of the Adriatic Sea and were skillful seafarers. The Independent Republic of Dubrovnik would sea fare with other established places around the world. Upon the rule of the Austro-Hungarian Empire Monarchy is 1867, there were individuals who took sides with Hungary, Austria, and the liberated…

with other countries and sailing huge distances from their home in Scandinavia:( known as Denmark, Norway and Sweden nowadays) between the year of 800 and 1066 A.D.. their raids were dreading and longevity. Vikings were also explorers and skilled seafarers, they managed to spread across Europe and east into Asia, south, to northern Africa, and as far west as Newfoundland. They established trade routes across the known world and settled in northern Britain, Ireland and among the Franks, forming…