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  • 1Athamas — is also a genus of jumping spiders.The king of Orchomenus in Greek mythology, Athamas (Greek: Ἀθάμας), was married first to the goddess Nephele with whom he had the twins Phrixus and Helle. He later divorced Nephele and married Ino, daughter of… …

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  • 2Athamas — ▪ Greek mythology       in Greek mythology, king of the prehistoric Minyans in the ancient Boeotian city of Orchomenus. His first wife was Nephele, a cloud goddess. But later Athamas became enamoured of Ino (Leucothea), the daughter of Cadmus,… …

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  • 3Dardanelles — Coordinates: 40°12′N 26°24′E / 40.2°N 26.4°E / 40.2; 26.4 …

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  • 4Meanings of minor planet names: 1–500 — This is a list of the sources of minor planet names. These ascriptions should not be changed without consulting Lutz D. Schmadel s authoritative Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (and its predecessor Paul Herget s The Names of the Minor Planets… …

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  • 5Melas (mythology) — In Greek mythology, the name Melas refers to a number of characters. Melas, son of Poseidon and an unnamed nymph of Chios, brother of Agelus.[1] He may or may not be identical to Melas, son of Poseidon, who was said to have given his name to the… …

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  • 6Daradanelles — 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. [1913… …

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  • 7Hellespont — 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. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 8Hellespont — (Turkish Polytonic| Çanakkale Boğazı , Greek Polytonic| Ἑλλήσποντος; i.e. Sea of Helle , variously named in classical literature Hellespontium Pelagus , Rectum Hellesponticum , and Fretum Hellesponticum ) was the ancient name of a narrow strait,… …

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  • 9Toponymy — This article focuses on the scientific study of place names. For a discussion of the origins of place names themselves see Place name origins. Toponymy is the scientific study of place names (toponyms), their origins, meanings, use and typology.… …

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  • 10230 Athamantis — Infobox Planet | discovery=yes | physical characteristics = yes | bgcolour=#FFFFC0 | name=230 Athamantis discoverer=K. de Ball discovered=September 3, 1882 alt names=1949 WG mp category=Main belt epoch=30 January, 2005 (JD 2453400.5)… …

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