Wondering how to use Thessalian in a sentence? Below are 6 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as greek or hellene.
Thessalian meaning
Of or relating to Thessaly in Greece.
Using Thessalian
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to Thessaly in Greece.
- Useful related words include: greek, hellene.
- In the example corpus, thessalian often appears in combinations such as: the thessalian.
Context around Thessalian
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Thessalian
- In this selection, "thessalian" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, combined, family, god and centauromachy stand out and add context to how "thessalian" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include citation the thessalian family of and name of thessalian larissa is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "thessalian" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with thessalian
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Not much later, Thessaly surrendered to the Persians. citation The Thessalian family of Aleuadae joined the Persians subsequently. (18 words)
Some sources speculate that Chiron was originally a Thessalian god, later subsumed into the Greek pantheon as a centaur. (19 words)
The metopes of the south side show the Thessalian Centauromachy (battle of the Lapiths aided by Theseus against the half-man, half-horse Centaurs ). (24 words)
When Larissa ceased minting the federal coins it shared with other Thessalian towns and adopted its own coinage in the late 5th century BC, it chose local types for its coins. (31 words)
This powerful family possessed for many generations before 369 BC the privilege of furnishing the tagus, the local term for the strategos of the combined Thessalian forces. (27 words)
There were many ancient Greek cities with this name. citation The name of Thessalian Larissa is first recorded in connection with the aristocratic Aleuadai family. (25 words)
Example sentences (6)
Not much later, Thessaly surrendered to the Persians. citation The Thessalian family of Aleuadae joined the Persians subsequently.
Some sources speculate that Chiron was originally a Thessalian god, later subsumed into the Greek pantheon as a centaur.
The metopes of the south side show the Thessalian Centauromachy (battle of the Lapiths aided by Theseus against the half-man, half-horse Centaurs ).
There were many ancient Greek cities with this name. citation The name of Thessalian Larissa is first recorded in connection with the aristocratic Aleuadai family.
This powerful family possessed for many generations before 369 BC the privilege of furnishing the tagus, the local term for the strategos of the combined Thessalian forces.
When Larissa ceased minting the federal coins it shared with other Thessalian towns and adopted its own coinage in the late 5th century BC, it chose local types for its coins.
Common combinations with thessalian
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: