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Kyrenean
adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Alternative form of Cyrenian. alt-of, alternative
"Recall the intimate relations which we know to have subsisted between Kyrene and Arcadia: community of cults, such as that of Zeus Lykaios; the divine figure of Aristaios, son of the nymph Kyrene and a god in Arcadia; the mission of Demonax—Demonax of Mantineia—to reform the Kyrenean constitution; […]"
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of Cyrenian. alt-of, alternative
"There is no specific evidence for Kyrenean troops being called up to fight for Ptolemaic Egypt, unless the cavalry “from Libya” at Raphia were indeed Kyreneans, but it is likely they could be called on if wanted. Kyreneans however seem to have enlisted in the Ptolemaic regular army in some numbers."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Kyrene + -an.
Etymology 2
From Kyrene + -an.
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