propylaeon
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek.
Noun
editpropylaeon (plural propylaeons or propylaea)
- (historical contexts, especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome) Alternative form of propylaeum.
- 1831, John Lempière, Bibliotheca Classica, s.v. "Æegyptus" § 18:
- 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.
- 1831, John Lempière, Bibliotheca Classica, s.v. "Æegyptus" § 18: