Myos Harmos & Berenice Troglodytica
The first designated port mentioned in the ancient Merchant's manual or Captain's manual called Periplus Maris Erythraea, meaning Sailing around the Erythraean Sea is Myos Harmos, followed by Berenice or Berenike, or Baranice. This document from its character, seems intended for the use of the Captain of a merchant ship, who might have been the owner of the ship as well as the merchant dealing in the merchandise. The Erythraean Sea was a part of Red Sea, Gulf of Eden, Arabian Sea and parts of northwestern Indian Ocean. Name Origin Erythros means red in Greek. Ancient writers like Agatharchides noted that the name came from a mythical Persian king named Erythras. The Red Sea was called "Erythra Thalassa" in Greek. Myos Harmos identified as Quseir al-Qadim, Egypt, is on the Western coast of Red Sea. Myos Hormos is the first port enumerated in Periplus Maris Erythraea. It was on the Egyptian coast of Red Sea. Modern excavations identify it with Quseir al-Qad...