BOOK VII. Lvi. 207-Lviii. 210 



The freight-ship was invented by Ilippus of Tyre, the 

 cutter by the Cyrenians, the skiff by the Phoenicians, 

 the yacht by the Rhodians, tlie yawl by the Cyprians ; 

 the Phoenicians invented observing the stars in sail- 

 ing, the \o\\n of Copae invented the oar, the city of Pla- 

 taea the oar-blade, Icarus sails, Daedalus mast and 

 yard, the Saniians or Pericles of Athens the cavalry 

 transport, the Thasians decked longships — previously 

 the marines had fought from the bows and stern only. 

 Pisaeus son of Tyrrenus added beaks, Eupalamus the 

 anchor, Anacharsis the double-fluked anchor, Pericles 

 of Athens grappHng-irons and claws, Tiphys the 

 tiller. Minos was the first who fought a battle with a 

 fleet. 



Hyperbius son of Mars first killed an animal, 

 Prometheus an ox. 



L\'1I. The first of all cases of tacit agreement be- iinention o/ 

 tween the nations was the convention to employ the "'"""^ 

 alpliahet (jf the lonians. LVIII. Tl>e practical iden- 

 tity of the old Greek alphabet with the present Latin 

 one will be proved by an ancient Delphic tablet of 

 bronze (at the present day in the Palace, a gift of the 



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