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    What sea was described by the ancients as "the hospitable one" but also, and possibly more correctly, as "the inhospitable one"?

    Question #75801. Asked by Flem-ish. (Feb 13 07 3:54 AM)


    peasypod

    		The 'Euxine' or the 'Black Sea' was referred to by the Ionian Greeks as the 'hospitable one' but may have been a euphemism intended to 'placate aquatic furies' due to the sudden treacherous storms and difficulty in passing. The name change taking place after the Milesian occupation.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sea



    Feb 13 07, 4:24 AM
    Flem-ish

    		Excellent. Deserves a free boat-excursion on the Pontus Euxinus with Russian tea prepared with boiling water poured from the finest local silverware.

    Feb 13 07, 5:22 AM

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