Hellene Definition

hĕlēn
noun
A Greek.
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Noun

Singular:
Hellene
Plural:
hellenes

Origin of Hellene

  • From Ancient Greek Ἕλλην (Hellēn, “Greek”), most probably a derivation of Ἑλλοί or Σελλοί, the Greek inhabitants of the area around the sanctuary of Dodona (Δωδώνη), itself of pre-Greek origin.. In Greek mythology Ἕλλην (Hellēn), whom the Ἕλληνες (Hellēnes, “Greeks”) were named after, was the son of Δευκαλίων (Deukaliōn) and Πύῤῥα (Purrha).

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  • Greek Hellēn

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Hellene Sentence Examples

  • But the vital point is that the absolute superiority of the Hellene was recognized as incontestable on both hands.

  • In the organization of the administrative machinery of these kingdoms, the higher power of the Hellene to adapt and combine had been operative; they were organisms of a richer, more complex type than the East had hitherto known.

  • It was not till the great colonizing epoch of the 8th and 7th centuries B.C., when the name " Hellene " came into use as the antithesis of " barbarian," that the Greek race came to be conscious of itself as a peculiar people; it was yet some three centuries more before Hellenism stood fully declared in art and literature, in politics and in thought.

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