Pelasgi
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of Pelasgi
< Latin Pelasgī < Greek Pelasgoí
Example Sentences
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They are a brave, haughty, liberty-loving, but turbulent people, whom some maintain to be the descendants of the ancient Pelasgi, who originally occupied Greece.
From Turkey Peeps at Many Lands by Julius R. Van Millingen
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 William Morris
The Pelasgi consecrated groves, and appointed solemn festivals, in honor of Sylvānus.
From Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) by Charles K. Dillaway
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 Augustus J. C. Hare
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 Albert Pike
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