Dipylon

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ἴσον ἔχουσαν πατρὶ μένος καὶ ἐπίφρονα βουλήν (Hesiod, Theogony 896) → equal to her father in strength and in wise understanding (on Athena necklace)

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Dĭpylon: i, n., = Δίπυλον,
I a gate at Athens that closed the Ceramicus, and through which one passed in going to the Academy, Cic. Fin. 5, 1, 1; Liv. 31, 24, 8.