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The Hellespont
Hellespont
also: Hellespontine
The strait between Sestos and Abydos, named for the drowned Helle, which Leander swims.
Reading notes
- The Heroides §18 the Hellespontine sea
The Hellespont, the strait of Leander's crossing; its joys outnumber its seaweed.
- The Heroides §19 the Hellespontine water
The Hellespont, the strait Leander swims; named from the drowned Helle.
- The Festivals §4.12 Hellespont
The long strait between Europe and Asia, crossed in Ceres' aerial wanderings.
- Sorrows §1.10 Hellespontine
The Hellespont (Dardanelles), the strait between the Aegean and the Propontis.