Aulis
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. GuerberAgain, the army is represented as assembling twice at Aulis and twice starting for Troy.
The Heroic Age | H. Munro ChadwickFor many days the Greek chiefs at Aulis waited for favoring breezes, but none came.
The Story of Troy | Michael ClarkeDiana was the goddess of hunting, and there was one of her sacred groves in the neighborhood of Aulis.
The Story of Troy | Michael ClarkeIt 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
/ (ˈɔːlɪs) /
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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