Aulis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An ancient port town in Boeotia, Greece, where, according to legend, the Greek fleet gathered to set off for Troy, and where Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia.

Pronunciation

/ˈɔːlɪs/ /ˈaʊlɪs/

Word forms

Aulis

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Αὐλίς (Aulís).

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