place
the Bosphorus
also: Bosporum, Bospori
The strait between Europe and Asia, dreaded by sailors as a place of sudden death.
Reading notes
- The Odes §2.13 Bosphorus
The strait the Punic sailor dreads—yet death comes from the unforeseen quarter.
- The Odes §2.20 Bosphorus
The 'groaning' strait the singing bird will visit in his flight over the world.
- The Odes §3.4 Bosphorus
The raging strait the poet would brave with the Muses beside him.