Samothracian
- a word derived from Samothrace.
Example Sentences
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Having been disabled by an Æginetan ship, the Samothracian cleared the decks of her assailant with arrows and javelins and took possession.
From A History of Sea Power by Stevens, William Oliver
When you are appraising a new film, ask yourself: "Is this motion as rapid, as godlike, as the sweep of the wings of the Samothracian?"
From The Art of the Moving Picture by Lindsay, Vachel
Pantheism was taught in the mysteries of Greece; of which the Samothracian or Cabeiric were probably the purest and the most ancient.
From Specimens of the Table Talk of Samuel Taylor Coleridge by Coleridge, Henry Nelson
Creuzer, in speaking of the Italian worship, says that "one fact which emerges more prominently than any other is the concourse of Oriental, Pelasgic, Samothracian, and Hellenic elements in the religion of Rome."
From Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology by Clarke, James Freeman
By the word 'Samothracian,' Beethoven alludes to the Samothracian Mysteries, partly grounded on music.
From Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 2 by Nohl, Ludwig
