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A pre-Guild legend appearing on many planets, including Arrakis, Ix, Kronin, Reenol, Ecaz, Caladan, Bela Tegeuse, Giedi Prime, Gamont and all the planets of Niushe. It tells the story of the "starsearcher" spacecraft Ampoliros, in reality a limited-range interplanetary cruiser of class three, power amplitude 7. In the legend the Ampoliros takes on grander proportions, becoming a class nine, power amplitude 35, long-range explorer with the military capability of a support fighter.
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The version recounting what happened to Captain Fregonokon and his crew is as concerned with how the events circulate as with the events themselves. A fictional historian’s explanation and a living popular tale are not the same thing.
The Dune Encyclopedia ↗
Willis E. McNelly (editor)
AMPOLIROS, LEGEND OF
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