people
Pelasgians
also: Pelasgi
The legendary pre-Hellenic Greek settlers; Ovid credits them with bringing Arcadian rites to Italy.
Reading notes
- The Festivals §2.15 Pelasgians
The legendary pre-Greek settlers, credited with carrying Arcadian rites to Italy.
- Metamorphoses §7.157 Pelasgian cities
An old name for the Greeks; here the Argonaut crew watching Jason's ordeal.
- Metamorphoses §12.351 Pelasgian race
An old poetic name for the Greeks.
- Metamorphoses §13.384 Pelasgians
An ancient name for the Greeks.