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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An ancient town of Asia Minor on the Hellespont in modern-day Turkey. It is the legendary home of Leander, who swam nightly across the strait to his lover Hero.
- An ancient city of southern Egypt on the Nile River northwest of Thebes. One of the oldest Egyptian cities, it was a religious center for the worship of Osiris and a burial site for the kings of the earliest dynasties.
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- proper noun A ancient city in
Egypt with archaeological interest. - proper noun A city in
Asia Minor at theHellespont .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles; scene of the legend of Hero and Leander
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Today, these age-old ruins lie beneath the wind-blown sands of a place we know as Abydos, some 300 miles south of Cairo.
Sacred Sands 2001
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Spartan, was sent with a small force by land to the Hellespont to effect the revolt of Abydos, which is a Milesian colony; and the
The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides 2005
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Early in the spring of the following summer Dercyllidas, a Spartiate, was sent with a small force by land to the Hellespont to bring about the revolt of Abydos, which is a Milesian colony; and the Chians, while Astyochus was at a loss how to help them, were compelled to fight at sea by the pressure of the siege.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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Early in the spring of the following summer Dercyllidas, a Spartiate, was sent with a small force by land to the Hellespont to bring about the revolt of Abydos, which is a Milesian colony; and the Chians, while Astyochus was at a loss how to help them, were compelled to fight at sea by the pressure of the siege.
THE LANDMARK THUCYDIDES Robert B. Strassler 2003
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A three days 'voyage brings one to Abydos, which is upon an arm of the sea which flows between the mountains, and after a five days' journey the great town of Constantinople is reached.
The Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela Benjamin of Tudela
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Early in the spring of the summer following, Dercyllidas, a Spartan, was sent with a small force by land to the Hellespont to effect the revolt of Abydos, which is a Milesian colony; and the Chians, while
The History of the Peloponnesian War 455? BC-395 BC Thucydides 1866
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Description: SG-1 is called to Abydos to investigate a strange phenomenon: a whirling sandstorm that seems to whisper Dr. Daniel Jackson's name.
September 2009 2009
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Right, the Harsesis child is back and wants to learn more about his mother so he heads off to Abydos, manifests himself as a talking tornado and asks for Daniel.
September 2009 2009
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The guide flew with us an hour to Luxor, where we joined a bus convoy for the 10-hour round trip to the legendary temples of Abydos and Dendera with many security checkpoints on the way -- the Egyptians really overdo it to make tourists feel safe.
Scott S. Smith: Egypt the Eternal Scott S. Smith 2011
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Description: Daniel Jackson and Teal'C travel back to Abydos.
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