Pylos

American  

[pee-laws, pahy-los, -lohs] / ˈpi lɔs, ˈpaɪ lɒs, -loʊs /

noun

1. Greek name of Navarino.

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Pylos British  

/ ˈpaɪlɒs /

noun

1. Italian name: Navarino.  Modern Greek name: Pílos.  a port in SW Greece, in the SW Peloponnese; scene of a defeat of the Spartans by the Athenians (425 _bc ) during the Peloponnesian War and of the Battle of Navarino See Navarino

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Example Sentences

The star of this look into the ancient, not widely known Mycenaean kingdom of Pylos was a tiny agate, barely 1.3 inches wide, making its public debut outside Europe.

From Los Angeles Times

The fishing boat Adriana went down off the Greek coast near Pylos.

From BBC

The Adriana had left Libya for Italy in June 2023 and was monitored by a Greek patrol vessel for some 15 hours off Pylos before it went down.

From BBC

‘The Kingdom of Pylos: Warrior-Princes of Ancient Greece’ at the Getty Villa gives the first look outside Europe at the ancient Greek Griffin Warrior, whose grave held offerings of incomparable artistry.

From Los Angeles Times

The ancient Greek kingdom of Pylos is nowhere near as familiar in today’s popular consciousness as city-states with names like Corinth or Thebes, but it did get a shout-out from Homer in both the Iliad and the Odyssey.

From Los Angeles Times