propylaeon

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek. === Noun === propylaeon (plural propylaeons or propylaea) (historical contexts, especially Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome) Alternative form of propylaeum. 1831, John Lempière, Bibliotheca Classica, s.v. "Æegyptus" § 18: Beyond these is the first great propylaeon; then, as you advance, a second and a third; their number not being limited any more than that of the sphinxes, but both varying in various temples, as well as the length and breadth of the dromus.