Polynesian seafarers first arrived on Rapa Nui approximately 900 years ago, and have long made researchers curious about why the huge statues were placed where they are.
Another small study looked at seafarers working on merchant container ships and found that respiratory disturbances such as snoring were more common when the seafarers were sleeping on their backs.
Numerous ancient Greek sources refer to the Etruscan seafarers as hated foes and pirates, confirming that the naval might of Etruria was unmatched for a time.
In Greek mythology, Hermes was the messenger of the gods. He was also the god of seafarers, but we shall not bother about that, at least not for the moment.
" And who will sail her? You? Me" ? Dornishmen had never been seafarers, not since Nymeria burned her ten thousand ships. " The seas around Valyria are perilous, and thick with corsairs" .