Acrocorinth

[ ak-ruh-kawr-inth, -kor- ]

noun

1. the citadel of ancient Corinth: strategic in the control of the Isthmus of Corinth; extensive ruins.

Example Sentences

At times he exists in order to be defeated; defeated in Athens by Athena, in Naxos by Dionysus, in Aegina by Zeus, in Argos by Hera, in Acrocorinth by Helios though he continues to hold the Isthmus.

From Project Gutenberg

One can see that splendid heap of rock and clay from the distant Falls of Montmorency, standing out as the Acropolis of Athens or as Acrocorinth may be seen from some far-off point of view.

From Project Gutenberg

Acrocorinth, on mountain high, Now burns upon the wanderer's eye, And he begins, with pious dread, Poseidon's grove of firs to tread.

From Project Gutenberg