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

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.

From New York Times

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg