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The Syrtes
Syrtes
Two treacherous sandbank gulfs (the greater and the lesser) off the Libyan coast, byword for shipwreck.
Reading notes
- The Loves §2.11 Syrtes
The two quicksand gulfs (greater and lesser) off Libya, byword for shipwreck.
- Letters from the Black Sea §4.14 the Syrtes
The Syrtes, the treacherous sandbanks off the Libyan coast; Ovid would sooner be wrecked there than remain at Tomis.
- The Cure for Love §22 Syrtes
The treacherous sandbanks and shallows off the North African coast, proverbial for shipwreck.