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Writers use "necropolis" both to denote actual, sprawling burial sites and to evoke a powerful, often supernatural atmosphere. In historical and archaeological narratives, the term labels vast, ancient cemeteries—such as those in Memphis, Thebes, or other storied locales [1], [2], [3], [4], [5]—underscoring the deep connection between place, memory, and mortality. At the same time, literary authors employ it metaphorically to suggest a landscape of dreams, loss, or hidden depths [6], [7], [8], imbuing scenes with an eerie, timeless quality. In each context, the word transcends its literal meaning to evoke mystery and the eternal interplay between life and death.
  1. Thus at Bou Nouara there is a hill about a mile in length which is a regular necropolis of dolmen-tombs.
    — from Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders by T. Eric (Thomas Eric) Peet
  2. Again, effigies of Osiris, with faces of green wax and their interior full of grain, were found buried near the necropolis of Thebes.
    — from The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion by James George Frazer
  3. Before his time each sacred bull had its separate tomb in a quarter of the Memphite Necropolis known to the Greeks as the Serapeion.
    — from History of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 5 (of 12) by G. (Gaston) Maspero
  4. Necropolis, suburb of Alexandria, iii. 230 , 231 , 236 .
    — from The Geography of Strabo, Volume 3 (of 3) by Strabo
  5. Then follows the suburb Necropolis, in which are numerous gardens, burial-places, and buildings for carrying on the process of embalming the dead.
    — from The Geography of Strabo, Volume 3 (of 3) by Strabo
  6. A second-hand book-shop always reminds me of a Necropolis.
    — from The Book of Khalid by Ameen Fares Rihani
  7. So, before long, we had passed together into a sweet necropolis of dreams, whither, if the Reader care, I will soon take him by the hand.
    — from The Book-Bills of NarcissusAn Account Rendered by Richard Le Gallienne by Richard Le Gallienne
  8. The step drew nearer, and a guardian in a braided cap walked listlessly through the room like a ghost stalking through a necropolis.
    — from The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton

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