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Pelasgus

Pelasgus proper noun: the eponymous ancestor of the Pelasgians, the mythical inhabitants of Greece who established the worship of the Dodonaean Zeus, Hephaestus, the Cabeiri, and other divinities.

Proper noun

Pelasgus

  1. (Greek) The eponymous ancestor of the Pelasgians, the mythical inhabitants of Greece who established the worship of the Dodonaean Zeus, Hephaestus, the Cabeiri, and other divinities.

Origin of Pelasgus

Ancient Greek Πελασγός (Pelasgós)

Questions about Pelasgus

What does Pelasgus mean?
Pelasgus means the eponymous ancestor of the Pelasgians, the mythical inhabitants of Greece who established the worship of the Dodonaean Zeus, Hephaestus, the Cabeiri, and other divinities.
What part of speech is Pelasgus?
Pelasgus is a proper noun.

Words near Pelasgus in the dictionary

  1. Pelasgi
  2. Pelasgian
  3. Pelasgians
  4. Pelasgic
  5. Pelasgoi
  6. Pelasgus
  7. pelau
  8. pelaus
  9. pelaw
  10. Pelaw Main
  11. pelB

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