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Alexandrian ship
Possible meanings are 1) "a ship that came from Alexandria" or 2) "a ship that was registered or licensed in Alexandria." See how "Alexandrian" was translated in verse Acts 6:8.
Twin Brothers...Castor and Pollux
This refers to Castor and Polluxa, the twin sons of Zeus, a Greek god. They were revered as protectors of ships.(See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)
city of Syracuse
Syracuse is a city on the southeast coast of the modern day island Sicily, just southwest of Italy. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names)