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The Sailors’ Legends:  Saint Nicholas controls the weather at sea and saved a ship from a wreck. He restored a drowned sailor to life. Sailors in the Aegean wish one another luck with the saying May St. Nicholas hold the tiller. Patron saint of sailors.(1, 2, 4)
The Demon: Saint Nicholas exorcised and destroyed the Temple of Artemis solely through prayer. (1)
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