Hell espont (Dardanelles) Greek The long narrow channel or strait leading from the Aegean Sea into the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea.
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Hell espont (Dardanelles) Greek The long narrow channel or strait leading from the Aegean Sea into the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. It was an important trade route for ships traveling between Asia and Europe. There were many battles and wars for control of this channel, the most famous of which was the Trojan War. The Hellespont got its name from legends that say Helle, the sister of Phrixus, drowned there when she and her brother, who were fleeing from their stepmother, Ino, flew over the water on the ram with the Golden Fleece.
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