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🏺 Related to gateway 🏛️ Ancient Athens gateway
Dipylon

Dipylon

9.9
Relating to the gateway on the west side of ancient Athens
  • adjective
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  • Archaeologists uncovered several Dipylon vases near the ancient gateway.

Examples

  • She delivered a lecture on the architecture of the Dipylon gate.

  • The Dipylon cemetery reveals much about burial practices in early Athens.

  • The Dipylon gate!

  • Dipylon architecture influenced many.

  • The intricate designs on the Dipylon vases showcase the craftsmanship of ancient Athens.

  • Visitors to Athens often marvel at the historical significance of the Dipylon gateway.

  • Scholars study the Dipylon grave markers to understand ancient Athenian burial customs.

Compounds

Dipylon gate
9.9

The main western entrance to ancient Athens where a special style of pottery was found

Surface Forms

Dipylon positive

Etymology

Dipylon as an adjective comes from the same Greek parts di- 'two' and pylon 'gate', meaning 'double gate', so it describes things that belong to or come from that famous gateway in Athens, such as a style of vase or the cemetery there.