The first known diver in history
Perhaps one of the first famous divers in history is the greek Skyllias from Skione.
In ancient times, diving was an activity strictly for the lower classes and the main objective was to use marine creatures as food rather than the greed to find gold and other valuable objects.
During the Medic Wars, Skyllias and his daughter Hydna served persian king Xerxes (486-465 BC), rescueing for him several underwater treasures.
But when Xerxes threathened to attack Greece with his fleet, Skyllias and Hydna took advantage of a storm to cut off the ships anchor lines, leaving the fleet defenseless and at the mercy of the storm. Finally, the storm dragged the ships against the rocks destroying them and leaving the persian army helpless and defeated.
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