Pelasgi
[ puh-laz-jee ]
plural noun
the Pelasgians.
Origin of Pelasgi
1<Latin Pelasgī<Greek Pelasgoí
Words Nearby Pelasgi
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How to use Pelasgi in a sentence
The fertility of Larissa tends, as far as it goes, to mark the Pelasgi as a people of cultivators, having settled habits of life.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3 | W. E. GladstoneFrom this it would appear that in the days of Homer, though there were many Pelasgi in various places, there was but one Larissa.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3 | W. E. GladstoneThis connection in its turn serves to confirm the character of the Pelasgi as a rural and agricultural people.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3 | W. E. GladstoneHomer has proceeded, with respect to the Caucones, exactly in the same way as with respect to the Pelasgi.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3 | W. E. GladstoneTheir alphabet contained seventeen letters, and resembled the characters used by the ancient Pelasgi.
The Student's Mythology | Catherine Ann White
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