danaic

Updated: June 6, 2025

Laocoon looked not with more dread upon the huge ribs of the Danaic horse than did the simple peasant of Anahuac upon this fleet of "oak leviathans" that lay within so short a distance of his shores. To us the scene possessed an interest of a far different character. We looked proudly upon these magnificent models of naval architecture upon their size, their number, and their admirable adaptation.

Mayne Reid - The Rifle Rangers