Propylaeon
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Propylaeon is a noun meaning (historical contexts, especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome) Alternative form of propylaeum.
Meaning
(historical contexts, especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome) Alternative form of propylaeum.
Example Sentences
Beyond these is the first great propylaeon; then, as you advance, a second and a third; their number not being limited any more than that of the sphinxes, but both varying in various temples, as well as the length and breadth of the dromus.
Word Forms
- propylaeons
- propylaea
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include propylaeum, prytaneum, praetorium, vestibule, ephebeion, apodyterium.
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