What is another word for stelai?

Pronunciation: [stˈɛla͡ɪ] (IPA)

Stelai is a term that refers to ancient Greek monuments, specifically upright pillars or columns. Synonyms for stelai include steles, obelisks, columns, pillars, and monoliths. Steles are specifically inscribed or engraved, while obelisks are characterized by their distinctive shape with a pointed top. Columns and pillars are more general terms for upright structures, while monoliths are large stones typically used as landmarks or monuments. All these synonyms are commonly found in ancient Greek architecture and can be used interchangeably depending on the context and purpose of the monument.

What are the hypernyms for Stelai?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Stelai

  • As a Macedonian [Philip] was looked down upon by the more refined Athenians, but they shared the same Hellenistic culture. How deep this went is evident in aesthetically the least spectacular, but politically the most explosive, of the finds in Vergina. In the Great Tumulus above Philip's tombs, which was raised by the invading Galatians in 274 BC, the archaeologists found fragments of no fewer than seventy-five funeral monuments, or stelai. The names on these were entirely Greek, save two which appeared to be Hellenised versions of Thracian and Phoenician names. The implication is that Philip's Macedonia was thoroughly Hellenised, an outpost of classical Greek culture.
    Robert Fox

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