place
The Isthmus
The Isthmus of Corinth, which separates two seas; near it Pelops carried off Hippodamia.
Reading notes
- The Heroides §8 the Isthmus
The Isthmus of Corinth, between two seas, near which Pelops bore Hippodamia away.
- Letters from the Black Sea §4.10 the Isthmus was scarce
The Isthmus of Corinth, cleared of brigands (Sinis, Sciron, and the rest) by Theseus; Ovid notes that loyalty, unlike Theseus's labors, asks no such feats of Pedo.
- Metamorphoses §6.143 Isthmus
The Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow neck of land 'enclosed by two seas' joining the Peloponnese to mainland Greece.
- Sorrows §1.11 two-sea'd Isthmus
The Isthmus of Corinth, between the Saronic and Corinthian gulfs, where Ovid changed ships.