In the book " History for children " , the author says that poli means entrance .
It's the first that I read that poli doesn't mean city , but ENTRANCE.
What's the truth folks ?
2007-02-12 03:58:55 · 7 answers · asked by citizen high 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
So it's pyli not poli .
2007-02-12 05:03:51 · update #1
Τhermos (Θερμός) =hot, warm
Polis (Πόλις) = city => Thermopolis
Pyla/pyli (Πύλη) =entrance => Thermopylae
Yes, it's pyli if it means entrance (To be exact, the -η suffix is transfered to latin as -a, (In certain situations in ancient greek, -α becomes -η), and -ae is the plural ending. I don't know if Πύλα was used a lot meaning entrance, but Pyla seems to be a medical term, also).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermopylae
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermopolis
2007-02-12 04:53:46 · answer #1 · answered by supersonic332003 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
City.
2007-02-12 12:49:45 · answer #2 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-24 00:59:44 · answer #3 · answered by Nicole 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
polis= city
poli= entrance, doors
thermos= warm, hot
2007-02-12 04:07:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i vote for supersonic. Polis is city, pyli (plural pylae) is gate.
Thermopylae is the place were Leonidas and his 300 spartans commited their famous honourable suicide.
2007-02-12 06:27:12 · answer #5 · answered by Zoe 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It does mean "hot city". "entrance" may simply mean "entrance to a city".
2007-02-12 06:28:56 · answer #6 · answered by FUNdie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah!!!! poli=city, Thermo=HEAT!!!
City of heat!!!!
2007-02-12 04:02:48 · answer #7 · answered by chiquiz08 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋