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ἑπτάπυλος

ἑπτάπυλος, with seven gates

ἑπτά-πῠλος, ον,
  • with seven gates, epith. of Boeotian Thebes (cf. ἑκατόμπυλος), Il. 4.406, Od. 11.263, B. 18.47, Anaxandr. 41.21, cf. A. Th. 165 (lyr.), S. Ant. 119 (lyr.).
    • II ἑ. κλῖμαξ stairway symbolizing the ascent of the soul through the seven planetary spheres, Cels. ap. Origenes Cels. 6.22 (prob. for ὑψί-).

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