Tiryns

[ tir-inz ]

/ ˈtɪr ɪnz /

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noun

an ancient city in Greece, in Peloponnesus: destroyed in 486 b.c. by the Argives; excavated ruins include Cyclopean walls forming part of a great fortress.

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Words nearby Tiryns

Tirso de Molina, Tirthankara, Tiruchirapalli, Tiruchirappali, Tirunelveli, Tiryns, 'tis, Tisa, tisane, Tischendorf, Tiselius

How to use Tiryns in a sentence

This photograph was made at the ruined palace and fortress of Tiryns, in Greece.
History of Sanitation|John Joseph Cosgrove
They are said to have built Tiryns; the walls of which were esteemed no less a wonder than the pyramids of Egypt.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)|Jacob Bryant
Those who built Tiryns are represented as seven in number; and the whole is described by Strabo in the following manner.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)|Jacob Bryant
Here he built Mycene, and Tiryns, said by many to have been the work of the Cyclopians.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)|Jacob Bryant

The Cyclopes of Tiryns were seven, as we learn from Strabo; because the towers probably were in number so many.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)|Jacob Bryant