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Tauropolion

Tauropolion proper noun: a temple in a temenos sacred to Artemis Tauropolos, in the north Aegean island of Doliche (now Ikaria).

Proper noun

the Tauropolion

  1. (historical) A temple in a temenos sacred to Artemis Tauropolos, in the north Aegean island of Doliche (now Ikaria).

Questions about Tauropolion

What does Tauropolion mean?
Tauropolion means a temple in a temenos sacred to Artemis Tauropolos, in the north Aegean island of Doliche (now Ikaria).
What part of speech is Tauropolion?
Tauropolion is a proper noun.

Words near Tauropolion in the dictionary

  1. tauromustine
  2. taurophile
  3. taurophiles
  4. taurophobia
  5. tauropine
  6. Tauropolion
  7. Tauropolos
  8. tauros
  9. tauroselcholic acid
  10. tauroses
  11. tauroursodeoxycholate

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