Antinous the Gay God on Nostr: 🪷 On 24 September 1942 a German U-Boat sank SS #Antinous, one of many ships over ...

🪷 On 24 September 1942 a German U-Boat sank SS #Antinous, one of many ships over the ages named for the Star of Antinous. In the days before GPS, sailors used the stars to navigate by night. They named their ships after stars for good luck. Full story here: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/09/ships-have-been-named-for-star-of.html 🪷