Etymology

Enneapylon

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Today it means: A wall or fortress supposed to have been built by the Pelasgians, after levelling the summit of the rock on the Acropolis of Athens. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Εννεαπύλον
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromΕννεαπύλον
  2. English todayEnneapylon

Ancient Greek Εννεαπύλον (Enneapúlon, literally “nine-gated”)

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