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  6. Mythological name for two rocky islands, also known as the \b \cf4 \ATXht107 Cyanean Rocks\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , s
  7. et at the mouth of the Thracian Bosphorus. According to legend they floated on the water and clashed together, crushing any ship that attempted to pass between them.