Symplegades

[ sim-pleg-uh-deez ]

/ sɪmˈplɛg əˌdiz /

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plural noun Classical Mythology.

a pair of rocky islands, at the entrance to the Black Sea, that often clashed together: Athena helped the Argonauts navigate them, after which they became fixed.

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How to use Symplegades in a sentence

But it interested somewhat as if it had been a part of the Argo, clipped off in passing through the Symplegades.
Cape Cod|Henry D. Thoreau
After the miraculous passage of the Argo, the Symplegades became permanently united, and attached to the bottom of the sea.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome|E.M. Berens
The escape of the Argo fulfilled this decree, and the Symplegades have ever since remained immovable.
Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15)|Charles Morris
Euripides, Medea, verse 2, gives them the title of Symplegades.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume I (of 3)|Strabo

The first papers passed him by two mountains, which, like the symplegades, threatened to meet and crush him in their embrace.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3|Hubert Howe Bancroft