Mycenae
Americannoun
noun
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Earlier on that last port day, we had seen everything from the quaint charm of current-day Nafplio to the nearby ancient ruins of Mycenae.
From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2021
The elites imported precious objects from Crete and copied the style of Minoan architecture in the palaces at Pylos and Mycenae.
From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2019
That’s unlike the looser sprawl seen in the famous contemporary citadels of Mycenae and Tiryns, each a fraction of Glas’ size but much greater in importance and power.
From Washington Times • Nov. 8, 2019
Perseus, who slew the Gorgon Medusa, married an Ethiopian woman, Andromeda, and their children established the most powerful of all the Bronze Age Greek kingdoms, Mycenae.
From Scientific American • May 14, 2019
“Would you be willing to carry a letter to my friends in Mycenae if I can save you?”
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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