Samothrace

American  

[sam-uh-threys] / ˈsæm əˌθreɪs /

noun

1. a Greek island in the NE Aegean.

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Samothrace British  

/ ˈsæməˌθreɪs /

noun

1. a Greek island in the NE Aegean Sea: mountainous. Pop: 2723 (2001)

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Other Word Forms

• Samothracian adjective

Example Sentences

Zendaya, the stunning actress, hovers in front of the great Victory of Samothrace at the Louvre, her black cape spreading out to echo the classical statue’s white wings.

From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2023

Around the corner, the Winged Victory of Samothrace floated quietly above a marble staircase, majestic in the absence of selfie-sticks and tour groups.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2021

Plucking an arrow from her armored breastplate and casting it down the stairs, Joan looks monumental and impregnable, somewhere between Nike of Samothrace and the Terminator.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 13, 2017

Off the Beaten Path in Classical Greece Art historian Renee Gondek highlights the art and archaeology of a variety of Grecian sites including Mycenae, Eleusis and Delos, explores Pella, Samothrace, Vergina and Kos.

From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2016

To the south of Thrace were Thasos, remarkable for fertility, and for mines of gold and silver; Samothrace, celebrated for the mysteries of Cybele; Imbros, sacred to Ceres and Mercury.

From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John