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==History== | ==History== | ||
===5th century BCE=== | ===5th century BCE=== | ||
Bottlenose dolphins inhabited the [[Mediterranean Sea]] at the times of ancient [[Greece]], swimming alongside ships like [[Barnabas]]' [[trireme]] ''[[Adrestia]]'' and even accompanying swimming humans like the [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary| | Bottlenose dolphins inhabited the [[Mediterranean Sea]] at the times of ancient [[Greece]], swimming alongside ships like [[Barnabas]]' [[trireme]] ''[[Adrestia]]'' and even accompanying swimming humans like the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the [[Athens|Athenian]] trireme [[Delos (ship)|''Delos'']] was adorned with dolphin imagery.<ref name="ACOd" /> | During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the [[Athens|Athenian]] trireme [[Delos (ship)|''Delos'']] was adorned with dolphin imagery.<ref name="ACOd" /> | ||
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===18th century=== | ===18th century=== | ||
During the 18th century, the [[Piracy|pirate]]-turned-[[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] shared the [[Caribbean Sea]] also with dolphins.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> | During the 18th century, the [[Piracy|pirate]]-turned-[[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] shared the [[Caribbean Sea]] also with dolphins.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> | ||
==Significance== | |||
During the 5th century BCE, the banner of [[Phokis]] featured dolphins flanking a golden {{Wiki|sacrificial tripod|tripod}}.<ref name="ACOd" /> | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*According to a Greek legend, the god [[Apollo]] had the [[Sanctuary of Delphi]] established by appearing to priests in the form a of a dolphin. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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ACOd-dolphinpod.jpg|A pod of dolphins swimming near the surface | ACOd-dolphinpod.jpg|A pod of dolphins swimming near the surface | ||
ACOd-Delos-dolphin.jpg|The dolphin imagery of the ''Delos'' | ACOd-Delos-dolphin.jpg|The dolphin imagery of the ''Delos'' | ||
ACOd-banner-Phokis.jpg|The banner of Phokis | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 11:35, 3 May 2019
The bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops) are a genus of dolphins. Bottlenose dolphins are aquatic mammals and highly intelligent. They can be found worldwide in most warm seas.
History
5th century BCE
Bottlenose dolphins inhabited the Mediterranean Sea at the times of ancient Greece, swimming alongside ships like Barnabas' trireme Adrestia and even accompanying swimming humans like the Spartan misthios Kassandra.[1]
During the Peloponnesian War the Athenian trireme Delos was adorned with dolphin imagery.[1]
18th century
During the 18th century, the pirate-turned-Assassin Edward Kenway shared the Caribbean Sea also with dolphins.[2]
Significance
During the 5th century BCE, the banner of Phokis featured dolphins flanking a golden tripod.[1]
Trivia
- According to a Greek legend, the god Apollo had the Sanctuary of Delphi established by appearing to priests in the form a of a dolphin.
Gallery
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Dolphins swimming by the Adrestia -
A bottlenose dolphin jumping during the night -
A pod of dolphins swimming near the surface -
The dolphin imagery of the Delos -
The banner of Phokis
