Talk:Hellespont

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[edit] Etymology of Hellespont

Ancient Greeks suggested an mythological etymology relative with Helle )(or preciously, Hellê), sister of Phrixus.

But, I suppose that the word "Helles-pontus" is derivated by the name of Ilians (or else, the known Trojans), the people of Ilion or Troy which was a strong naval power in 2nd millennium B.C.

The word "pontus" means "sea", in ancient Greek [compare pond = small lake, in English].

So, Hellespont means "the sea of Ilians".

Compare etymology of Bosporus, in discussion window.

--IonnKorr 20:36, 2 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Geographical information

says

Water flows north along the strait, from the Sea of Marmara to the Aegean...

Isn't that south?

Rairden 07:16, 31 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] I'm kinda confused over this...

"...but after the sea was punished by receiving 300 lashes and a pair of fetters thrown into it, engineers finished them"

How exactly does one "punish" the sea? I really can't even fathom what this means, but it doesn't look like a typo/grammatical error. Ghostalker

It isn't. This is an actual punishment of the sea for displeasing the Great King. Famous anecdote. User:Dimadick