Meaning of faro by furoya

1º_ Faro, in Greek 9" 945; 961; 959; 962; (pharos), is a small island off the port of Alexandria (Egypt). The origin of the name has several versions, in some it comes from the old word 966; 945; 961; 959; 962; ( faaros "cloth, ship sail" ) and a confusion with the name 'pharaoh' (the ruler of the territory) when baptizing it; in others it is a tribute by Menelaus to the sailor who took him to Sparta along with Helena after the Trojan War, called 9" 945; 961; 959; 962; ( Pharos ) . 2º_ By the previous one, high construction with a powerful light at the top that serves as a guide to the ships during the night, to avoid pitfalls or indicate the entrance to a port. And it is that in the third century BC. C . Sóstrato of Cnidus built the most important lighthouse of antiquity on that island for King Ptolemy II, known until today as the Lighthouse of Alexandria, even though it was destroyed by an earthquake centuries ago. 3º_ For the previous one, any fanal or lighting or signaling lamp, including some guidance system that uses radio frequency or infrared, by analogy. 4º_ Also by analogy and figuratively, all moral, intellectual, cultural, political reference, . . . which is taken as a guide.