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Thessalian

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Thes·sa·ly  (ths-l)
A region of east-central Greece between the Pindus Mountains and the Aegean Sea. Settled before 1000 b.c., it reached the height of its power in the sixth century b.c. but soon declined because of internal conflicts.
Thes·salian (th-sl-n, -slyn), Thessa·loni·an (-ln-n) adj. & n.
Thessalian [θɛˈseɪlɪən]
adj
(Placename) of or relating to the Greek region of Thessaly or its inhabitants
n
(Placename) a native or inhabitant of Thessaly
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Thessalian - a native or inhabitant of Thessaly
Hellene, Greek - a native or inhabitant of Greece


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Lehmann, remarking that the heroines are all Boeotian and Thessalian (while the heroines of the "Catalogues" belong to all parts of the Greek world), believes the author to have been either a Boeotian or Thessalian.
Collection Of Hesiod, Homer and Homerica by Homer View in context
He is a Thessalian Alcibiades, rich and luxurious-- a spoilt child of fortune, and is described as the hereditary friend of the great king.
Meno by Plato View in context
For men will love you in other places to which you may go, and not in Athens only; there are friends of mine in Thessaly, if you like to go to them, who will value and protect you, and no Thessalian will give you any trouble.
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