Aulis

American  

[aw-lis] / ˈɔ lɪs /

noun

1. a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.

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Aulis British  

/ ˈɔːlɪs /

noun

1. an ancient town in E central Greece, in Boeotia: traditionally the harbour from which the Greeks sailed at the beginning of the Trojan war

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Example Sentences

The Greek tragedians rebuilt Troy and the places connected with it in such plays as Hecuba and Iphigenia in Aulis and Agamemnon.

From The Guardian • Nov. 13, 2019

She has been summoned by Agamemnon to Aulis, where the Greek sailors are waiting for the winds to pick up so that they can set sail for war.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2017

For a brilliant plot template, I looked at Euripides' Iphigenia in Aulis, which is the same story – a young girl commits to an heroic act, against the wishes of her parents.

From The Guardian • Aug. 21, 2012

Ms. Mattila has championed works by Finnish composers; here she offers Aulis Sallinen’s “Four Dream Songs,” and songs by the Austrian Joseph Marx.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2011

They met at Aulis, a place of strong winds and dangerous tides, impossible to sail from as long as the north wind blew.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton