Classical Greek Synonyms

Classical Greek Definitions

Useful Words

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Aeolic : قدیم یونانی بولی , Strophe : اس یونانی غنانیہ کا ایک بند جسے چند گلوکار مل کر گایا کرتے تھے , Hexameter : چھ سطروں والا بند , Zeus : یونان کا سب سے بڑا دیوتا , Scholia : وضاحتی تبصرہ , Aeschylus : مشکلات بھری اداکاری کرنے والا , Helen : قدیم یونانی شہزادی , Hecate : افزائش نسل کی دیوی , Achilles : قدیم یونانی جنگجو , Choric : گروہی گانے کے متعلق , Acropolis : قدیم یونانی قصبہ , Aeolian : یونانی آبادکار , Achaean : قدیم یونان کا باشندہ , Aeolian : یونانی لوگوں سے متعلق , Achaean : قدیم یونانی , Aesop's Fables : مختصر کہانیاں , Pyrrhic : بروسی رقص , Coptic : قبطی , Abydos : قدیم یونانی قصبہ , Herodotus : یونانی مورخ , Ponca : دیغیا بولی , Latin : رومی سلطنت کی قدیم زبان , Aides : یونانی دیوتا , Hecatomb : بڑی قربانی , Scholiast : حاشیہ نگار , Epsilon : یونانی حروف تہجی کا پانچواں حرف , Byzantine Greek : قدیم یونانی زبان , Gamma : تیسرا حرف یونانی حروف تہجی کا , Aglaia : یونانی دیوی , Late Greek : قدیم یونانی زبان , Alpha : یونانی زبان کا پہلا حرف تہجی

Useful Words Definitions

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Aeolic: the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and Boeotia and Aeolis.

Strophe: one section of a lyric poem or choral ode in classical Greek drama.

Hexameter: a verse line having six metrical feet; It was the standard epic metre in classical Greek and Latin literature.

Zeus: (Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter.

Scholia: a marginal note written by a scholiast (a commentator on ancient or classical literature).

Aeschylus: Greek tragedian; the father of Greek tragic drama (525-456 BC).

Helen: (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War.

Hecate: (Greek mythology) Greek goddess of fertility who later became associated with Persephone as goddess of the underworld and protector of witches.

Achilles: a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles` heel`.

Choric: relating to or written for or in the style of a Greek chorus.

Acropolis: the citadel in ancient Greek towns.

Aeolian: the ancient Greek inhabitants of Aeolia.

Achaean: the ancient Greek inhabitants of Achaea.

Aeolian: of or relating to Aeolis or its ancient Greek people.

Achaean: of or relating to Achaea or its ancient Greek people.

Aesop's Fables: a collection of fables believed to have been written by the Greek storyteller Aesop.

Pyrrhic: an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare.

Coptic: the liturgical language of the Coptic Church used in Egypt and Ethiopia; written in the Greek alphabet.

Abydos: an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles; scene of the legend of Hero and Leander.

Herodotus: the ancient Greek known as the father of history; his accounts of the wars between the Greeks and Persians are the first known examples of historical writing (485-425 BC).

Ponca: the Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Ponca.

Latin: any dialect of the language of ancient Rome.

Aides: (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone.

Hecatomb: a great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen.

Scholiast: a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author).

Epsilon: the 5th letter of the Greek alphabet.

Byzantine Greek: the Greek language from about 600 to 1200 AD.

Gamma: the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet.

Aglaia: (Greek mythology) one of the three Graces.

Late Greek: the Greek language in the 3rd to 8th centuries.

Alpha: the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet.