Abydos

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(ə-bī'dŏs)

An ancient town of Asia Minor on the Asiatic coast of the Hellespont in modern-day Turkey. It was the scene of the legendary tale of Hero and Leander.

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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: Abydos

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Ancient Anatolian town northeast of modern Çanakkale, Turkey, on the eastern side of the Dardanelles. It was colonized c. 670 BC by the Milesians (see Miletus). Xerxes I crossed the strait on a bridge of boats to invade Greece in 480 BC. Abydos is celebrated for its resistance to Philip V of Macedon in 200 BC and for the legend of Hero and Leander.

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Columbia Encyclopedia: Abydos

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Abydos, ancient town of Phrygia, Asia Minor, on the Asian side of the Hellespont opposite Sestos, in present-day Turkey. It was originally a Milesian colony. Near there Xerxes built his bridge of boats in 480 B.C., and in 411 the Athenian fleet defeated the Spartans. A free city until it was taken by Philip V of Macedon in 200 B.C., it became a major city of Antiochus III. It was the scene of the story of Hero and Leander.

WordNet: Abydos

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles; scene of the legend of Hero and Leander

Wikipedia: Abydos

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Abydos may mean:

Abydos, Egypt, an Ancient Egyptian city
Abydos, Hellespont (also "Ábydos"), an ancient city of Mysia, in Asia Minor
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La Fiancée d'Abydos of Eugène Delacroix
Abydos (Stargate), name of a fictional planet in the Stargate science fiction universe
Abydos (thema), a historical province of the Byzantine Empire
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Abidos may mean:

Abidos, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département, in southwestern France

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