Temple of Aphaea Agamemnon against Priam. According to the standard myths, Zeus raped the nymph "Aigina", who bore the first king of the island, Aiakos. This king had the sons Telamon (father of the Homeric hero Ajax) and Peleus (father of the Homeric hero Achilles). The Greek idolize heroes who fallen at war, to die on the battleground was a great honor it depicted courage and strength. When a hero died it was though that they become immortal because they prove themselves to the Gods. The sculptures preserve extensive traces of a complex paint scheme, and are crucial for the study of painting
Greek battleship Salamis Periklis Argyropoulos, the Minister of Marine, wanted to accept the offer, pointing to a study by the General Staff that demonstrated that a modernized "Salamis" would be capable of defeating "Yavuz" owing to the heavier armor and more powerful main battery of the Greek ship. The British naval architect Eustace Tennyson d'Eyncourt issued a study in support of Argyropoulos, pointing out that "Salamis" would likely also be faster than "Yavuz" and would have a stronger anti-aircraft battery. Commander Andreas Kolialexis opposed acquiring "Salamis", and he wrote a memorandum in mid-1929 to Venizelos, who was again the Prime Minister, where he