Page 1 of 6 Huge, hollow and swallowing In 2021 I wrote a series of articles on the ancient Greek ship, which was published online at the Kosmos Society, generously sponsored by the New Alexandria Foundation. Later the articles were republished at SWZ Maritime. The intent of this article is to investigate the various meanings of the Homeric nautical adjective megakétis, usually translated as huge, hollow and gaping. The word is made up of two parts, mega (“great”), and an adjective form of kētos (“any sea monster”). The complete series of articles has been published in my book Periplous – A Journey through the Ancient Mediterranean, free available online at Academia.edu. Copyright © 2024 Rien de Meij. All rights reserved. Figure 1 - Corinthian vase depicting Kētos, Perseus, and Andromeda.