Thomas W. Allen, E. E. Sikes, Commentary on the Homeric Hymns

[10] ἀκρωτ́ηρια: in Herod. viii. 121 “ἀκρωτήρια νηός” is a ship's beak, and Kämmerer would read “πρῴρης” for “πρύμνης”, on the ground that the images of the ship's patron-deities were placed in the bows. But “ἀκρωτήρια” means any “upper part” or “end,” and is here clearly equivalent to “deck,” “ἴκρια”. As there were decks fore and aft (see M. and R. I.App. , Torr Ancient Ships p. 57) “πρύμνης” is added to limit the word. Gemoll wrongly takes “πρύμνη” = “νηύς”. The sailors crowd to the stern for safety from the waves, as in vii. 48 (for a different reason).