单词 | Samothracian |
释义 | Samothracian, n. and a.|sæməʊˈθreɪʃ(ɪ)ən| [f. L. Samothrācē, Gr. σαµοθράκη, an island in the ægean Sea + -ian.] a. n. An inhabitant of Samothrace. b. adj. Of or pertaining to Samothrace; esp. with reference to the Cabiric mysteries which originated in Samothrace.
1653Cogan tr. Diodorus Sic. Hist. vi. x. 249 The Samothracians do report, that among them there was another great deluge before that of Deucalion. 1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Cabiri, in antiquity, certain deities worshipped more especially by the Samothracians... 'Tis disputed..whether they be of Phœnician, Samothracian, or Egyptian origin. 1803G. S. Faber Cabiri I. 351 The Samothracian mysteries. 1886Encycl. Brit. XXI. 250/2 When the Samothracians sent a contingent to the Persian fleet. |

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