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What is it thermopylae?

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∙ 15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Thermopylae means hot gateway

Thermo-pylae

Thermo: θερμος hot

pylae :ancient πύλαι, modern πύλες :gateways, entrances

It was used because it was the ''entrance '' to the mainland of southern Greece (where Athens and Sparta where)

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