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Xerxes whipped the sea at the Hellespont, which is the narrow strait between Europe and Asia, now known as the Dardanelles. This act occurred in 480 BCE during his campaign against Greece, as he sought to punish the waters for destroying his fleet during a storm. The whipping of the sea was a symbolic gesture expressing his anger and frustration, and he even ordered chains to be thrown into the water to signify his dominion over it.

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