Πυλαία: Difference between revisions

|Definition=Ion. Πυλ-αίη (sc. <b class="b3">σύνοδος</b>), ἡ, fem. of <b class="b3">πυλαῖος</b>, <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">meeting of the Amphictyons at Pylae</b>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.7.213</span>, <span class="bibl">Thphr.<span class="title">HP</span>9.10.2</span>, etc.; π. ἠρινά <span class="title">SIG</span>230.27 (Delph., iv B.C.); <b class="b3">ἐαρινή</b> Decr.Amphict. ap. <span class="bibl">D.18.154</span>; ὀπωρινά <span class="title">SIG</span>239 <span class="title">C</span> 32 (Delph., iv B.C.); μετοπωρινή <span class="bibl">Str.9.3.7</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">right of sending deputies to the Amphictyonic Council</b>, <span class="bibl">D.5.23</span>, <span class="bibl">6.22</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">place where the Amphictyons met</b>, <span class="title">GDI</span>2507.5, 2524.11 (Delph., iii B.C.), Plu.2.409a. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> <b class="b2">promiscuous crowd</b>, such as was found at these meetings: hence <b class="b3">μύθων ἀπιθάνων . . πυλαία</b> <b class="b2">farrago</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Art.</span>1</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">2.924d</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> a place (perh. in Arcadia, cf. St.Byz.) considered undesirable for Spartan youths, <span class="bibl">Id.2.239c</span>.</span>