Ἆσσος
Assos
Proper locative noun · Probably of foreign origin
Probably of foreign origin; Assus, a city of Asia MInor:—Assos.
Outline
- Assos = "approaching"
- a seaport of the Roman province of Asia in the district anciently called Mysia, on the north shore of the Gulf of Adramyttium, and about 7 miles (11 km) from Lesbos