Πύλος :
Pylos.—(1) a city in Messenian Elis, on the
coast opposite the southern extremity of the island of Sphacteria; the
home of Neleus and Nestor. Under the epith.
‘sandy’ Pylos the entire region is designated,
Il. 2.77, Od.
3.4.—(2) a city in Triphylia of Elis, south of the
Alphēus, Il. 11.671 ff.
—(3) see πύλος.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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