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Scaea porta

gen. Scaea portae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
= Σκαιαὶ πύλαι,
the Scœan; the Scœan gate •
the Scœan (western, σκαιός) gate of Troy; Verg. A. 3, 351; Sil. 13, 73; also, acc. to the Greek, in the plur.: Scaeae portae, Verg. A. 2, 612. —As subst.: Scaeae, the Scœan gate: Astyanax Scaeis dejectus ab altis, Aus. Epit. Her. 15, 3.
Perseus ID: n42811 Key: Scaea porta