A city near the Hellespont.1
During the Trojan War, Asios (Asius) commanded an undisclosed number of Trojan allies from Arisbe, Abydos (Abydus), Perkote (Percote), Praktion (Practius), Sestos ((Sestus), and the vicinity of the Selleeis (Selleïs) River.
Axylos (Axylus), a wealthy man from Arisbe, met his doom on the battlefield at the hands of the Achaian (Achaean) commander, Diomedes. Trojan King Priam's son Lykaon (Lycaon) passed through Arisbe after being captured and sold into slavery by Achilles.
1. Hellespont (Helle's Sea)—now associated with the Dardanelles, the narrow body of water separating Europe and Asia. The Hellespont of antiquity was undoubtably much larger and probably included the Propontis and a large portion of the northern Aigean (Aegean) Sea.
Latitude North, Longitude East
40.1942, 26.5357
| References: Homer, Iliad book 2, lines 836, 838 book 6, line 13 book 12, line 96 book 21, line 43 |