place
Abydos
also: Abydene
City on the Asian shore of the Hellespont, home of Leander.
Reading notes
- The Heroides §18 Abydos
Leander's city on the Asian shore of the Hellespont, opposite Sestos.
- The Heroides §19 Abydos
Leander's city across the strait, from and to which Hero watches for travelers.
- The Heroides §19 an Abydene bed
Marriage with the Abydene Leander, which Hero fears her country thinks beneath him.
- Sorrows §1.10 Abydene
Abydos on the Asian shore of the Hellespont, Leander's town, opposite Sestos.