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Show Ilron Hwiuh lUrilenill. Hlrult. Tha Hellespont or Dardcnelles Is a narrow strait between Kurope and Asiatic Turkey, which connects tho Sea of Marmosa and tha Hgean sea, Tho legend describes Leander as nightly night-ly swimming across the Hellespont to visit Hero, his sweetheart. It was really swam by Iord Uyron, The actual distance between Abydos and Settos Is about a mllu and a quarter; but tho current Is so strong that about 4 miles Is made by a swimmer, becauso of his drifting, era he has touchod from point to point Tbo first attempt at-tempt of Ilyron to swim tho Hellespont Helles-pont was a failure; but on a second venturo ho performed the feat In ono hour and ten minutes, |