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Hellene meaning
A Greek, especially an Ancient Greek.
Example sentences (3)
By late antiquity, however, it was possible to speak Greek as a primary language while not conceiving of oneself a "Hellene".
Once continental Greece was free from Crete's dominance, the myth of the Minotaur worked to distance the forming religious consciousness of the Hellene poleis from Minoan beliefs.
This meaning for the term originated from Gothic haiþno main (" gentile woman") being used to translate "Hellene" (cf.