place
Propontis
also: the Sea of Marmara
The sea between the Aegean and the Black Sea (modern Sea of Marmara); Juno passes its left shore on her way to bear Mars.
Reading notes
- Letters from the Black Sea §4.9 the long Propontis
The Propontis (Sea of Marmara), the channel through which travelers reach the Black Sea; visitors from there, Ovid says, witness his devotion.
- The Festivals §6.9 Lampsacus
The Hellespontine city of Priapus's chief cult, which sacrifices the tell-tale ass to him.