Meanings
nounpropylaeon (plural propylaeons or propylaea)
plural propylaeons · plural propylaea
- alternativehistorical contexts; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome; historical contexts; especially Ancient Greece and Ancient RomeAlternative form of propylaeum.
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
Origin
From Ancient Greek.
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