Brewer's: Tiryns

An ancient city of Argolis in Greece, famous for its Cyclopean architecture. The “Gallery of Tiryns” is the oldest and noblest structure of the heroic ages. It is mentioned by Homer, and still exists.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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