Lemnian

British  

/ ˈlɛmnɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the Greek island of Lemnos or its inhabitants

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Lemnos

Example Sentences

While on Æolia's coast the Lemnian sire Wrought thus, the fair Dawn, mantling in the skies, Awakes Evander, and the lowly choir Of birds beneath the eaves invites to rise.

From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Taylor, Edward Fairfax

A DAY came when Heracles left the Argo and went on the Lemnian land.

From The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Colum, Padraic

"No race has ownership in the gods," a Lemnian song-maker had said when Atta had been questioning the ways of Poseidon.

From The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies by Buchan, John

The Lemnian sat in the heart of the group, sniffing the smell of cooking, and looking at the rents in his cloak and the long scratches on his legs.

From The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies by Buchan, John

It was the sheer joy of proving that the Lemnian stock had a starker pride than these men of Lacedamon.

From The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies by Buchan, John