Hellene
a Greek.
Origin of Hellene
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How to use Hellene in a sentence
Not since the Trojan War has the fate of the Hellenes been so central to humankind.
Chaos Over New Elections Deepens Fear of a Greece Chain Reaction | Zachary Karabell | May 16, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Greeks called themselves Hellenes, after Hellen their eponymous divine leader.
Archaic England | Harold BayleyIn Homer we find no Hellenes greatly distinguished, except olids and Achans.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3 | W. E. GladstoneAristotle proceeds to say, that there dwelt the Selli, and those then called but now Hellenes ( ).
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3 | W. E. GladstoneThe constitution of the polis is a Phœnician invention, even this has been imitated by the Hellenes.
We Philologists, Volume 8 (of 18) | Friedrich Nietzsche
We call ourselves Christians and are proud of the name; but we also call ourselves Hellenes, and are proud of that name too.
Serapis, Complete | Georg Ebers
British Dictionary definitions for Hellene
Hellenian (hɛˈliːnɪən)
/ (ˈhɛliːn) /
another name for a Greek
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