Ἑλλήσποντος

hellespontos

Hellespont

Appears 8 times across Aristotle's works.

Frequency by work

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History of Animals 3
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Book V 2
Chapter 16 548a22–549a13

548b24

Chapter 17 549a14–549b28

549b15
Book VI 1
Chapter 13 567a17–568a10

568a5
De Mundo 2
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Chapter 3 392b14–394a6

393b1
Chapter 6 397b7–401a11

398a27
Meteorology 1
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Book II 1
Chapter 8 365b21–369a9

366a26
Rhetoric 1
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Book III 1
Chapter 9 1409a22–1410b5

1410a12
Ventorum Situs 1
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Chapter 1 973a1–973b25

973a23

Dictionary (LSJ)

Ἑλλήσποντος, ὁ, A. Hellespont or sea of Helle (daughter of Athamas, who was drowned therein), now the Dardanelles, Il. 2.845, Hdt. 4.38, etc.:—sts. taken to include the Propontis, Id. 1.57, etc.:—the adjacent country, Th. 2.9, etc.: in this sense without Art. in Att. Inscrr., IG 12.106.16, al.: said to be used of the Aegean, Str. 7 Fr. 58.

Key passages & sense analysis (Bonitz)

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