Towards the Achaean Coast...

You haven't managed to reconstruct the ship of Kyrenia yet. You haven't found out where it set out from

Or what it was carrying...

The waters vanish or there are pieces missing

Or there is no time

Scientific expertise or a specialist from Europe.

You haven't been able to reassemble the Kyrenia boat yet. You still don't know if it was built by Phrygians

Or Phoenicians

Or "why not?" (you never know) Greeks.

It's a good thing that we are all absolutely

Certain about this.

It's a good thing that the "reconstruction" was achieved Years ago when the ship

Was still resting

Mute in the serene depths of the sea of Kyrenia.

It's a good thing we got answers to all our questions

Then, in our first steps.

It put to sea from Samos two thousand three hundred

Years ago

Loaded with Athenian amphorae

Filled with Ioanian almonds

And sweet Rhodian wine,

Opening its sole square sail

Bound for the Achaean Coast ...

MICHALIS PIERIS

"Pandoura"

Salonica 1975, pp. 50-51

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