Molossian

British  

/ məˈlɒsɪən /

noun

1. a breed of dog native to Epirus in NW Greece, used in classical antiquity as a hunting dog and guard dog

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Etymology

Origin of Molossian

from Molossia , a district of Epirus

Example Sentences

The opposing party of patriots, against such cowardly measures, looked abroad for aid and found a ready ally in Pyrrhus, the Molossian king of Epirus.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

We see by this poem that Odysseus was represented as the mythical ancestor of the Thesprotian kings, just as Neoptolemus was of the Molossian.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 by Rudd, John

On a large grazing estate it is rare for the Molossian to be silent.

From The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea by Reid, Mayne

The forlorn condition of Themistocles excited the compassion of the wife of the Molossian king, who placed her child in his arms, and bade him seat himself on the hearth as a suppliant.

From A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest by Smith, William, Sir

The great Molossian hound that stood watch was barking and snapping.

From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by Davis, William Stearns