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> Hellespont
Hellespont
(i.e. "Sea of Helle" variously named in classical literature,
Hellesponium Pelagus
, and
Fretum Hellesponticum
), was the ancient name of the
Dardanelles
. It was so-called from
Helle
, the daughter of
Athamas
, who was drowned here.
This entry was originally from an
1911 Encyclopedia
.
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