Anath’s vessel, Valor,
is based off the Minoam’s Trireme. I was first introduced to this war-vessel
years ago, when I watched the classic Ben-Hur (1959 Charlton Heston version
that I adored as a pre-teen; little do you know how much you glean as a child!).
But it wasn’t until I was researching ancient ships that I realized that this
was the perfect type of vessel for Anath to use. It took a bit of research to
figure out how to portray this ramming-ship. I cannot verify that triremes were
actually in use during Anath’s era, so I did use a bit of historical license
there.
My
illustrator, Natalie, did a fantastic job capturing the beauty of this vessel!
If you’d like an even more thorough introduction to this ship, visit: https://www.dkfindout.com/us/history/ancient-greece/trireme/?_escaped_fragment_=&_escaped_fragment_=#
Very neat! I've been wanting to watch Ben-Hur...sounds very intriguing! :)
ReplyDelete@ Ryana - we just rewatched it after not having seen it for fifteen years. I've heard the newest version (2017 version?) totally rewrote the original, so it doesn't really entice me. For the old Ben-Hur, it starts slow and ends slow, but the middle is fantastic!
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