Hellespont \Hel"les*pont\, n. [L. Hellespontus, Gr. ?; ? the
mythological Helle, daughter of Athamas + ? sea.]
A narrow strait between Europe and Asia, now called the
{Daradanelles}. It connects the [AE]gean Sea and the sea of
Marmora.
Hellespont
n : the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that
separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey [syn: {Dardanelles}]