Gubernaculum (classical)

A gubernaculum in classical references describes a ship's rudder or steering oar. ^[1]

10 relations: Castlecary, Cornucopia, Fortuna, Glasgow, Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, Rudder, Scotland, Ship of State, Tessarakonteres, Tyche.

Castlecary

Castlecary (/ˌkɑsəl ˈkeri/)* is a small, historic, village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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In classical antiquity, the cornucopia (from Latin cornu copiae), also called the horn of plenty, was a symbol of abundance and nourishment, commonly a large horn-shaped container overflowing with produce, flowers or nuts.

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Fortuna

Fortuna (Fortūna, equivalent to the Greek goddess Tyche) was the goddess of fortune and the personification of luck in Roman religion.

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Glasgow

Glasgow (Glesga; Glaschu) is the largest city in Scotland, and third most populous in the United Kingdom.

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Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery

The University of Glasgow's Hunterian is the oldest museum in Scotland.

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Rudder

A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, aircraft, or other conveyance that moves through a fluid medium (generally air or water).

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Ship of State

The Ship of State is a famous and oft-cited metaphor put forth by Plato in Book VI of the Republic (488a–489d).

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Tessarakonteres

The Tessarakonteres (τεσσαρακοντήρης, "forty-rowed"), or simply "forty" was a very large catamaran galley reportedly built in the Hellenistic period by Ptolemy IV Philopator of Egypt.

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Tyche

Tyche (from Τύχη, Túkhē, meaning "luck"; Roman equivalent: Fortuna) was the presiding tutelary deity who governed the fortune and prosperity of a city, its destiny.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gubernaculum_(classical)

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