Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-22
FAME Of HEROES
IS PERPETUATED

Nearly all lines of steamships are
Gistinguishable one from another, not
only by their house flags and out
ward paintings, such as the color of
their tunnels but also by their names.
1t is usual with companies, when in
Corporated to settle on some system Of
naming their vessels so that people
will easily be able TO distinguish their
ships ....X
The, White Star liners names all
end in &c" the Cunard liners in it,
the Weir liners in "ric;;" c. P. +.
ocean vessels have the word Empress
prefixed, and there is also the.
Mont" line, while their coasting boats
here are called after princesses; Al
Ian liners end in "ian;" Japanese lin
ers all have the word "Maru' at.
tached; there is Grown" fleet,
Queen" fleet, and many others Of
similar names. ....' n ,. MI .
The Blue Funnel liners, which are
quite distinguishable, owing to the
g lofty height from their decks, are
all named after ancient gods, or great
heroes who fell in the great battles
of Greece and Italy. After delving
into the mysterious books of the
Times library, the marine editor has
traced the derivation of some of the
Blue Funnel liners which have come
20 this port. ..... ~ ..>,-. +. &.
Went to heaven, then to -.
"Ixion," the newest of the liners,
which will arrive here in week from
England, in ancient Greek legend,
was a king of the Lapithae, in Thes-
sally. He treacherously murdered his
father-in-law, and as no mortal would
purify him, Zeus took him to heaven
and purified him there. For attempt
ing the virtue of Hera he was bound
in hades to an ever-rolling wheel.
"Protesilaus," in ancient Greek le-
gend, Thessalian, who joined the eX-
petition against Troy, was the first
man to leap upon the Trojan shore.
He was killed by Hector. He and his
wife, Laodamia, were famous for their
mutual affection. ...s-.- +.
"Antilochus," which liner was in
port Monday, was one of the heroes
of the Trojan war son of Nestor and
friend of Achilles, renowned for. BRAY
cry anu ne ICn III q OdItJC
while trying to save the life of his
father, but was avenged by Achilles.
The ashes of the three friends, Anti,
iochus, Achilles and Patoclus, were
placed in the same grave near the
Hellespont. q ."-~
"Teucer," in Greek legend, was a
son of the river-god Scamander and
the nymph Tdaea and the first king
of Troy. From him the name of Teu-
chi is often given to the Trojans. A
second Teucer was the son OF Tela-
mon of Salamis. With his half
brother Ajax he went to the siege
of Troy and there distinguished him
self by his archery. On his return
lebanon expelled him for failing to
avenge the death of Ajax. He emf
grated to Cyprus and founded the
town of Salamis. ."- ~. d. ~. a..
Titan" is Saturn's sixth and -larg-
est satellite, discovered by Hagens in
1866. 1t has diameter of about 1000
miles, and revolves round its pri-
mary distance of III, 900 miles in a
period of nearly sixteen days. H. II -:
"Cyclops," a mythical race Of mon
sters, of vast stature and strength,
who had only one eye, placed in the
middle of their foreheads. The name
Gyciops (round-eyel alludes to this
feature. ... H. ...... e..
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