Talk:Propylaea

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The recent anonymous editor is correct that Προπυλαία is the plural of Προπυλαίov. It therefore means "the gates." Perhaps we ought to have a generic article Propylaeum (although I would prefer Propylaion) and a specific article The Propylaea, Athens, explaining the specific use of the plural name for the gates to the Athens Acropolis. Adam 03:35, 1 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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Topic?[edit]

This article is not about "any monumental gateway", that is, about the concept of a propylaea, but about the famous one in Athens. I don't mind that, but either that text needs to be changed, or the article updated with additional information. I think the former is easier and if someone wants to write about the general concept, they can do another article. A quick look suggests that most of the articles that link to this one are referring to the one at Athens already. Thoughts? - Eponymous-Archon (talk) 21:28, 21 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I've fiddled with the text a bit. I agree with the point. We could move this to Propylaea (Athenian acropolis) or something, but until there's a general article I don't think there's much point. Johnbod (talk) 12:28, 22 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Propylaea[edit]

How do I know when to write "propylaea", "propylaia", "propylaeum", "propylaeon" and "propylaion" with a capital letter and when not to? Both forms are used in the article. JackkBrown (talk) 16:47, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

C'mon now. It should be, and is, lower case except when the Propylaea (Munich) is mentioned, which is a proper name. Also the Propylaia (Acropolis of Athens) lower down. Johnbod (talk) 17:01, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It means "gateway" or "gate". So just consider in which contexts you would use capital G or small G in English and apply the same rule. --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 17:10, 10 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]