A river northeast of Troy.
During the Trojan War, Asios commanded an undisclosed number of Trojan soldiers from Perkote (Percote), Sestos (Sestus), Abydos (Abydus), Arisbe, and the vicinity of the Selleeis and Praktion (Practius) Rivers. Trojan King Priam's kingdom included the territories of the Hellespont.1 Dwellers in the vicinity of the Selleeis River were considered to be Trojans.
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.
| References: Homer, Iliad book 2, line 839 book 12, line 97 |