Lemnian

/ ˈlɛmnɪən /

adjective

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

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Lemnos

Example Sentences

The central figure is a line drawing of Athena, based on conjecture as to what the “Lemnian Athena” by the great sculptor Phidias might have looked like, holding a spear in her left hand, absent her helmet.

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The Lemnian version is due to the prominence of his cult at Lemnos in very early times; and his fall into the sea may have been suggested by volcanic activity in Mediterranean islands, as at Lipara and Thera.

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A town in the island was called Hephaestia, and the functions of the god must have been wide, as we are told that his Lemnian priests could cure snake-bites.

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If the latter view is correct, the torch race would be closely akin to the Lemnian fire-ritual which has been mentioned.

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Lemnian, lem′ni-an, adj. pertaining to Lemnos in the �gean Sea.—Lemnian earth, cimolite; Lemnian ruddle, a red chalk found in Lemnos.

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