place
the Gyraean Rocks
Gyraean Rocks
also: Γυραὶ πέτραι
Sea rocks where Poseidon first drove Ajax's ship, then split apart with his trident to drown Ajax after his boast of escaping the gods.
Reading notes
- The Odyssey §4.492 the Gyraean rocks
Where Poseidon first saved Ajax's ship from wreck, then drowned him for his blasphemous boast.