τὴν ἐρημίαν τῶν κωλυσόντων ὁρῶν → seeing that there would be none to hinder him
Sea of, ἡ Μαιῶτις (-ιδος) λίμνη.
Entrance to the Sea of Azov: Αὐλὼν Μαιωτικός, ὁ (Aesch., P. V. 731).
See also Azov.