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πύλη

2 entrance into a country through mountains, pass, Hdt. 5.52: hence, Πύλαι, αἱ, the common name for Θερμοπύλαι, the Gates of Greece, Id. 7.201, etc.: of other passes, π. τῆς Κιλικίας καὶ τῆς Συρίας X. An. 1.4.4; αἱ Σύριαι π. ib. 5; αἱ Κάσπιαι π. Str. 11.12.1; π. Λύδιαι Id. 13.1.65; Ἀμανίδες π. Id. 14.5.18, 16.2.8 ( αἱ Ἀμανικαὶ καλούμεναι Arr. An. 2.7.1): these passes were sometimes really barred by gates, Hdt. 7.176, cf. 3.117, 5.52, X. l.c.: the Isthmus is called πόντοιο πύλαι, Pi. N. 10.27; Κορίνθου π. Id. O. 9.86; αἱ π. τῆς Πελοποννήσου X. Ages. 2.17; Πέλοπος νάσου θεόδματοι π. B. p.437 J.