Thessalian
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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Some of the most exquisitely crafted pieces are small decorative elements made for the harnesses of soldiers’ horses — the powerful and celebrated Thessalian breed, perhaps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2025
For example, if a Thessalian stock had believed in descent from an ant, and wished to trace their pedigree to Zeus, they had merely to say, "Zeus was that ant".
From Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2) by Lang, Andrew
The only real Pelasgian problem, concludes Meyer, is whether the Thessalian Pelasgians were a Greek or pre-Greek people, and he is inclined to favour the latter view.
From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court
But do you tell me, O you Thessalian wrestler, Myrtilus! why it is that fish are called by the poets ἔλλοπες?
From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us
The writer, however, is describing the procession of a Thessalian embassy at Delphi, and some of the details only partially agree with those of the frieze.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.
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