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- proper noun An inhabitant or a resident of
Samothrace .
Etymologies
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Examples
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But the Aeginetan ram must have become stuck in the Samothracian ship, because the Samothracian marines were able to storm onto the Aeginetan ship, javelins in hand, and overpower it.
The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004
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Samian and Samothracian captains had scored kills in the battle, and so had others.
The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004
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Samian and Samothracian captains had scored kills in the battle, and so had others.
The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004
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But the Aeginetan ram must have become stuck in the Samothracian ship, because the Samothracian marines were able to storm onto the Aeginetan ship, javelins in hand, and overpower it.
The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004
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Then an Aeginetan trireme rammed the Samothracian in turn.
The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004
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Then an Aeginetan trireme rammed the Samothracian in turn.
The Battle of Salamis Barry Strauss 2004
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The most common opinion was, that the image of Pallas, brought into Italy by Aeneas, was laid up there; others say that the Samothracian images lay there, telling a story how that
The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003
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Only one had reached the Samothracian shore, and his head had been crushed by a heavy rock wielded by two of Aida's acolytes.
Lion Of Macedon Gemmell, David 1990
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Samothracian ship, tearing open her side; but as she went down her Persian and Ionian crew scrambled on board their assailant and drove the Greeks into the sea at the spear-point.
Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima John Richard Hale
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One of the gods of the Cabiri, who was slain by his brothers, on which circumstance the legend of the Cabiric or Samothracian Mysteries is founded.
The Symbolism of Freemasonry Albert G. Mackey
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