A ship's afterdeck received its name from the old roman custom of carrying pupi (small images of their gods) in the stern of their ships for luck.
Umgangatho wasemva kwenqanawe ofumene igama lawo kwisithethe sakudala samaRoma sokuthwala imifanekiso emincinci yezithixo zawo kumva weenqananwe zawo ukuze afumane ithamsanqa.