πυλάρτης

pylartes

gate-fastener, he that keeps the gates of hell

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

πυλάρτης, ου, , (ἀραρίσκω) A. gate-fastener, he that keeps the gates of hell, epith. of the god who held this office, Ἀΐδαο πυλάρταο Il. 8.367, cf. 13.415, Od. 11.277 (expld. by Apion as ὁ ταῖς πύλαις προσηρτημένος).
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