"The wooden wall alone should remain unconquered."
— Ships

January 1, 1970

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Herodotus, VII. 141. Relating the second reply of the Pythian Oracle to the Athenians. B.C. 480. Themistocles interpreted this to mean the ships. See Grote, History of Greece, quoted in Timbs, Curiosities of History. Nepos, Themistocles.