Etymology · Ancient Greek
Θερμοπύλαι
2 English words descend from Ancient Greek Θερμοπύλαι, most common first.
- ThermopylaeA narrow pass on the east-central coast of Greece adjacent to the Maliakos Gulf, northwest of Athens. Its name is derived from its hot sulphur springs. It was the site of the Battle of Thermopylae, at which the Spartan King Leonidas stood off, for a time, the Persian armies of Xerxes.
- Hot GatesSynonym of Thermopylae.