Pelasgi

American  

[puh-laz-jee] / pəˈlæz dʒi /

plural noun

1. the Pelasgians.

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Etymology

Origin of Pelasgi

< Latin Pelasgī < Greek Pelasgoí

Example Sentences

Dionysius of Halicarnassus, on the Pelasgi, 125 note.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max

I shall therefore give a full account of the Helladian Greeks, as well as of the I�nim, or Ionians, in Asia: also of the Dorians, Leleges, and Pelasgi.

From A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. by Bryant, Jacob

Here was the Roma Quadrata, the "oppidum," or fortress of the Pelasgi, of which the only remaining trace is the name Roma, signifying force.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

It was said to have been settled by the ancient Pelasgi, early Asiatic colonists in Greece.

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert

Men say that to Silvanus erst, the God of fields and herds,600 The old Pelasgi hallowed it, and made a holy day, E'en those who in the time agone on Latin marches lay.

From The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse by Morris, William