μεταπύργιον
From LSJ
τὸ μὴ γενέσθαι κρεῖσσον ἢ φῦναι βροτοῖς → not existing is better for mortals than being born, not to be born is better than life for mortals
English (LSJ)
τό,
A = μεσοπύργιον, space between two towers, curtain, Th.3.22, Lys.Fr.97 S., IG22.463.49, 22.1658, al., Ph.Bel.80.11, J.BJ 3.5.2 (pl.).
German (Pape)
[Seite 153] τό, = μεσοπύργιον, der Raum zwischen zwei Thürmen, Thuc. 3, 22.