Dorians

Noun

Meaning

Dorians pl (plural only)

A particular ancient Greek tribe.

Dorians

plural of Dorian

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Examples

These be the great Twin Brethren To whom the Dorians pray. Thomas Babington Macaulay

Hence they once more removed and came to Dryopis; and from Dryopis having entered the Peloponnese in this way, they became known as Dorians. Source: Internet

Diodorus Siculus Diodorus is a rich source of traditional information concerning the mythology and history of the Dorians, especially the Library of History. Source: Internet

Ionians had been expelled from the Peloponnesus by the Dorians and had sought refuge in Athens. Source: Internet

So the lines were drawn between the Dorians and the Aeolians (here Boeotians) with the Ionians (former Peloponnesians). Source: Internet

Hall therefore proposes that the Dorians are the people of the gift. Source: Internet

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