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Sea of Thieves is a 2018 action-adventure game developed by Rare and published by Xbox Game Studios. The player assumes the role of a pirate who completes voyages from different trading companies . The multiplayer game sees players explore an open world via a pirate ship from a first-person perspective .
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Archaic perfume vase in the shape of a siren, c. 540 BC The etymology of the name is contested. Robert S. P. Beekes has suggested a Pre-Greek origin. [5] Others connect the name to σειρά (seirá, "rope, cord") and εἴρω (eírō, "to tie, join, fasten"), resulting in the meaning "binder, entangler", [6] [better source needed] i.e. one who binds or entangles through magic song.
Similarly, Anthemoessa (or Anthemusa) was the island home of the sirens in other versions of the myth. [2] Although the name no longer exists, varying accounts attribute Anthemoessa to the island of Ischia or Capri, in the Gulf of Naples. Further traditions place the sirens on Capo Peloro or the Sirenuse islands, near Paestum.
2011: "The Curse of the Black Spot", the third episode of Series 6 (Season 32) of Doctor Who, takes place on a pirate ship, and the black spot appears on the palm of anyone sick or injured, causing a supernatural seductress known as The Siren to hunt them down. 2011: The Kate Beaton comic collection Hark!
The recently extinct Steller's sea cow was the largest known sirenian to have lived, reaching lengths of 10 metres (33 feet) and weights of 5 to 10 tonnes (5.5 to 11.0 short tons). [ 2 ] Sirenians have a large, fusiform body which reduces drag through the water and heavy bones that act as ballast to counteract the buoyancy of their blubber .
A directional siren is a siren with a bandwidth broader than 500 Hz-1.8 kHz that enables listeners to more quickly locate the source of the sound. Generally, sound localization accuracy is within 5 degrees, but enabling improved accuracy, for example in an ambulance siren, can lead to faster identification and response, thus enabling an ambulance to reach its destination faster and increase ...
It is not known whether the name Nereus was known to Homer or not, but the name of the Nereids is attested before it, and can be found in the Iliad. [3] Since Nereus only has relevance as the father of the Nereids, it has been suggested that his name could actually be derived from that of his daughters; [4] while the derivation of the Nereids from Nereus, as a patronymic, has also been ...