Samian
11Samian War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Samian War caption= date=c. 440 BC ndash;439 BC place=Samos casus=The Samians were ordered to break off their war against the Milesians, (but) they were not complying result=Athenian victory; Samian surrender… …
12Samian letter — Pythagorean letter or Samian letter noun The Greek letter Υ which was, for Pythagoras, a symbol of the parting of the ways for vice and virtue • • • Main Entry: ↑Pythagorean Samian letter noun The Pythagorean letter • • • Main Entry: ↑Samian …
13Samian Sibyl — The Samian Sibyl was the priestess presiding over the Apollonian oracle near Hera s temple on the Isle of Samos, a Greek colony. The word Sibyl comes (via Latin) from the ancient Greek word sibylla , meaning prophetess. There were many Sibyls in… …
14Samian ware — noun earthenware made from the reddish brown clay found on the Aegean island of Lemnos • Syn: ↑terra sigillata • Hypernyms: ↑earthenware * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized S : arretine ware * * * a red glazed terracotta pottery produced in Gau …
15Samian — adjective or noun see Samos …
16Samian — /say mee euhn/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the Greek island of Samos. n. 2. a native or inhabitant of Samos. [1570 80; < L Sami(us) ( < Gk Sámios of SAMOS) + AN] * * * …
17samian — 1. adjective Of or pertaining to the island of Samos. 2. noun A native or inhabitant of Samos …
18Samian — [ seɪmɪən] noun a native or inhabitant of Samos, a Greek island in the Aegean. adjective relating to Samos …
19samian — sa·mi·an …
20Samian — /ˈseɪmiən/ (say saymeeuhn) adjective 1. of or relating to Samos or its inhabitants. –noun 2. an inhabitant of Samos …
