πύργος,ὁ,
A. tower, esp. such as were attached to the walls of a city, Il. 7.219 , al., Hes. Sc. 242 , Hdt. 3.74 , al., Th. 2.17 , al., Plb. 5.99.9 , etc.: in pl.,city wallsorramparts with their towers, Il. 7.338 , 437 ; in sg., ἧντ' ἐπὶ πύργῳ
3.153
, cf. 22.447 ; πόλιος ἣν πέρι πύργος ὑψηλός
Od. 6.262
; πέριξ δὲ πύργος εἶχ' ἔτι πτόλιν
E. Hec. 1209
; πύργους ἐπὶ τῶν γεφυρῶν ἐπιστῆσαι
Pl. Criti. 116a
.
b. movable towerfor storming towns, X. Cyr. 6.1.53 , 6.2.18 ; π. ὑπότροχοι
Onos. 42.3
.
c. toweron the back of war-elephants, Arr. Tact. 2.4 .
d. Ζανὸς π., Pythag. name for the central fire of the universe, Arist. Fr. 204 .