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noun

Pўlae

gen. Pўlārum · gender feminine
= Πύλαι (gates, gateways).
a narrow pass; defile ••
In gen., a narrow pass, defile: Tauri, between Cappadocia and Cilicia, Cic. Att. 5, 20, 2; called also Amanicae, Curt. 3, 8, 13; 3, 4, 2: Susides, in Persia, id. 5, 3, 17: Caspiae, Mel. 1, 15.—
the Pass of Thermopylœ
In partic., the Pass of Thermopylœ, Liv. 32, 4; 36, 15. —Hence,
Thermopylœan •
Pўlăĭcus, a, um, adj., Thermopylœan: concilium, the congress of the Greeks at Thermopylœ, Liv. 31, 32; called also Pylaicus conventus, id. 33, 35.
Perseus ID: n39739 Key: Pylae