Histories

There was another portent that was shown to him at Sardis [28.0167,38.475] (Perseus) Sardis: a mule gave birth to a mule that had double genitals, both male and female, the male above the other. But he took no account of either sign and journeyed onward; the land army was with him.

His navy sailed out of the Canakkale Bogazi (strait), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, Asia Hellespont and travelled along the land, going across from the land army.

The ships sailed westwards, laying their course for the headland of Sarpedon, where Xerxes had ordered them to go and wait for him; the army of the mainland travelled towards the east[*](North-east, strictly speaking: they marched through the promontory of Gallipoli [26.6833,40.4167] (Perseus)Gallipoli.) and the sunrise through the Gelibolu Yarimadasi (peninsula), Canakkale, Marmara, Turkey, AsiaChersonese, with the tomb of Athamas' daughter Helle on its right and the town of Cardia on its left, marching through the middle of a city called Agora.