| AYL IV.i.94 | [Rosalind as Ganymede to Orlando, of Leander] he went but forth to wash him in the Hellespont |
| E3 II.ii.154 | [King Edward to Countess] I will through a Hellespont of blood / To arrive at Sestos, where my Hero lies |
| Oth III.iii.453 | [Othello to Iago, of where the Pontic sea goes] To the Propontic and the Hellespont |
| TG I.i.22 | [Valentine to Proteus] How young Leander crossed the Hellespont |