Πυλαία: Difference between revisions

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