Aulis

[ aw-lis ]

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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How to use Aulis in a sentence

  • Then, inviting all who wished to join them, they started out for Aulis, where they formed a huge army.

    The Story of the Greeks | H. A. Guerber
  • Again, the army is represented as assembling twice at Aulis and twice starting for Troy.

    The Heroic Age | H. Munro Chadwick
  • For many days the Greek chiefs at Aulis waited for favoring breezes, but none came.

    The Story of Troy | Michael Clarke
  • Diana was the goddess of hunting, and there was one of her sacred groves in the neighborhood of Aulis.

    The Story of Troy | Michael Clarke
  • It was upon this occasion that the Ithacan king told the story of the serpent devouring the birds at Aulis, as already related.

    The Story of Troy | Michael Clarke

British Dictionary definitions for Aulis

Aulis

/ (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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