PYLOS

Meaning of PYLOS in English

/pee"laws/ ; Eng. /puy"los, -lohs/ , n.

Greek name of Navarino .

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PYLOS — Modern Greek Plos, also called Navarino, any of three sites in Greece. The most important of them is identified with …
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PYLOS — Pylos BrE AmE ˈpaɪl ɒs AmE \ -ɑːs
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PYLOS — Пилос
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NESTOR — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Nestōr Date: 14th century a king of Pylos who serves in his old age as …
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PELOPONNESE — Peninsula, forming the southern part of mainland Greece. A large, mountainous body of land jutting south into the Mediterranean Sea, …
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NESTOR — In Greek legend, the king of Pylos in Elis . All his brothers were killed by Heracles , but Nestor …
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NESTOR — /nes"teuhr, -tawr/ , n. Class. Myth. the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king …
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NAVARINO — /nav'euh ree"noh/ , n. a seaport in the SW Peloponnesus, in SW Greece: Turkish and Egyptian fleets defeated near here …
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LINEAR B — an ancient system of writing representing a very early form of Greek, deciphered by Michael Ventris chiefly from clay tablets …
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NESTOR — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Nestōr Date: 14th century 1. : a king of Pylos who serves in his old …
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NESTOR — [Nes.tor] n [L, fr. Gk Nestor] 1: a king of Pylos who serves in his old age as a counselor …
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MEGARON — in ancient Greece and the Middle East, architectural form consisting of an open porch, a vestibule, and a large hall …
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CALLIGRAPHY — writing as an art. The term derives from the Greek words for good or beautiful and for writing or drawing …
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TELEMACHUS — in Greek mythology, son of the Greek hero Odysseus and his wife, Penelope. When Telemachus reached manhood, he visited Pylos …
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PELOPONNESE — also called Peloponnesus, Modern Greek Pelopnnisos peninsula of 8,278 square miles (21,439 square km), a large, mountainous body of land …
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NESTOR — born c. 1056, Kiev [now in Ukraine] died Oct. 27, 1113, Kiev a monk in Kievan Rus of the Monastery …
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NAVARIN, BAY OF — Greek rmos Navarnou, small, deep, and almost landlocked bay of the Ionian Sea in the noms (department) of Messenia, in …
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MYCENAEAN LANGUAGE — most generally believed to be the most ancient form of the Greek language that has been discovered. It was a …
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MESSENIA — Modern Greek Messina, ancient district and modern noms (department) of the southwestern Peloponnese, Greece, bounded on the east by the …
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MELAMPUS — in Greek mythology, a seer who as a child received the understanding of the language of birds after two young …
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LINEAR A AND LINEAR B — linear forms of writing used by certain Aegean civilizations during the 2nd millennium BC. Linear A is attested in Crete …
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DEMOSTHENES — born , 384 BC, Athens died October 12, 322, Calauria, Argolis Athenian statesman, recognized as the greatest of ancient Greek …
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CODRUS — traditionally the last king of Athens, but there is some doubt as to whether he was a historical personage. According …
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BURROWS, RONALD MONTAGU — born Aug. 16, 1867, Rugby, Warwickshire, Eng. died May 14, 1920, London British archaeologist whose excavations (189596) in western Greece, …
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BLEGEN, CARL (WILLIAM) — born Jan. 27, 1887, Minneapolis, Minn., U.S. died Aug. 24, 1971, Athens archaeologist who found striking evidence to substantiate and …
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ATHENS — city, seat of McMinn county, southeastern Tennessee, U.S. It lies in the Tennessee River valley, between the Great Smoky Mountains …
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ANTILOCHUS — in Greek legend, son of Nestor, king of Pylos. One of the suitors of Helen, whose abduction caused the Trojan …
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TABLET — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE sleeping ▪ Carolyn sat on her bed and swallowed the sleeping tablets , washing …
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THRICE-HERO — [Greek] The identification of Thrice-Hero (Tris-Heros) is a point of discussion. This name was found twice in the tablets with …
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NELEUS — [Greek] The son of Poseidon and Tyro. He was the twin brother of Pelias and contested with him for the …
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