TIRYNS

Meaning of TIRYNS in English

/tir"inz/ , n.

an ancient city in Greece, in Peloponnesus: destroyed in 486 B.C. by the Argives; excavated ruins include Cyclopean walls forming part of a great fortress.

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TIRYNS — geographical name city of pre-Homeric Greece; ruins in E Peloponnese SE of Argos
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TIRYNS — Ancient city, eastern Peloponnese , southern Greece. Inhabited from Neolithic times, it developed as an important Mycenaean centre in the …
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TIRYNS — geographical name city of pre-Homeric Greece; ruins in E Peloponnese SE of Argos
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TIRYNS — prehistoric city in the Argolis, Greece, noted for its architectural remains of the Homeric period. Excavations show the area to …
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TIRYNS — Ancient city, eastern Peloponnese , southern Greece. Inhabited from Neolithic times, it developed as an important Mycenaean centre in the …
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TIRYNS — Тиринф
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TIRYNS — Pronunciation: ' tir- ə nz, ' t ī -r ə nz Function: geographical name city of pre-Homeric Greece; ruins in …
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SCHLIEMANN, HEINRICH — born Jan. 6, 1822, Neubukow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin died Dec. 26, 1890, Naples, Italy German archaeologist and excavator of Troy , Mycenae …
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IPHITUS — /if"i teuhs, uy"fi-/ , n. Class. Myth. a son of Eurytus, thrown to his death off the walls of Tiryns …
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CYCLOPEAN MASONRY — wall constructed without mortar, using enormous blocks of stone. This technique was employed in fortifications where use of large stones …
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AGORA — in ancient Greek cities, an open space that served as a meeting ground for various activities of the citizens. The …
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SCHLIEMANN, HEINRICH — born Jan. 6, 1822, Neubukow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin died Dec. 26, 1890, Naples German archaeologist and excavator of Troy, Mycenae, and Tiryns; …
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PROETUS — in Greek mythology, a king of Argos, grandson of Danaus. He quarreled with his brother Acrisius and divided the kingdom …
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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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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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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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DORPFELD, WILHELM — born Dec. 26, 1853, Barmen, Rhenish Prussia [now Wuppertal, Ger.] died April 25, 1940, Leukas, Greece German archaeologist and authority …
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CYCLOPS — (Greek: Round Eye), in Greek legend and literature, any of several one-eyed giants to whom were ascribed a variety of …
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CLEOMENES I — died 491 BC Spartan king from 519 BC to his death, a ruler who consolidated his city's position as the …
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ARGOLS — noms (department), northeastern Peloponnese, southern Greece. It is a narrow, mountainous peninsula projecting eastward into the Aegean Sea between the …
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AMPHITRYON — in Greek mythology, son of Alcaeus, king of Tiryns. Having accidentally killed his uncle Electryon, king of Mycenae, Amphitryon fled …
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MOLEST — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB sexually ▪ An autopsy revealed she had been sexually molested . ▪ Erik testified …
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SCHLIEMANN, HEINRICH — born Jan. 6, 1822, Neubukow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin died Dec. 26, 1890, Naples, Italy German archaeologist and excavator of Troy , Mycenae …
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PROETUS — [Greek heroic] The son of Abas, the king of Argos. He was exiled by his brother Acrisius, and went to …
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BIAS — [Greek heroic] The brother of Melampus. Through the help of his brother, Bias was able to marry Pero, the daughter …
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AMPHITRYON — [Greek heroic] Amphitryon was a great Theban general, who was originally from Tiryns in the eastern part of the Peloponnese. …
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ALCAEUS — [Greek heroic] The son of Perseus and Andromeda. He was the king of Tiryns, and father of Amphitryon.
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ТИРИНФ — Tiryns
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