#penteconter

[extinctanimals]

Pentecopterus, the oldest described eurypterid (sea scorpion).  It’s named after an ancient Greek warship called the penteconter, apparently due to similarities in shape and “predatory behavior”, which is not a phrase I’d generally associate with a warship but fine, biologists, I’ll let it slide.

Pentecopterus could be up to 6 ft long, making it one of the largest arthropods ever, just edged out by our old friend Jaekelopterus.  From the Ordovician.

[savvasmouratidis]

In Greek mythology, Argo (/ˈɑrɡoʊ/; in Greek: Ἀργώ, meaning 'swift') was the ship on which Jason and the Argonauts sailed from Iolcos to retrieve the Golden Fleece. She was named after her builder, Argus. #argo #greekmythology #argonauts #iolcos #goldenfleece #argus #argonautica #penteconter #warship #woodship #greece #volos #pelion

[savvasmouratidis]

In Greek mythology, Argo (/ˈɑrɡoʊ/; in Greek: Ἀργώ, meaning 'swift') was the ship on which Jason and the Argonauts sailed from Iolcos to retrieve the Golden Fleece. She was named after her builder, Argus. #argo #greekmythology #argonauts #iolcos #goldenfleece #argus #argonautica #penteconter #warship #woodship