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1. Of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language
   "Hellenic mythology"
   - Greek, Grecian
    
2. Relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization
   - Hellenistic, Hellenistical
    
3. Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures
   "Hellenic mythology"
   - classical, classic, Greco-Roman, Graeco-Roman

1. The Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
   - Greek, Hellenic language

Derived forms: Hellenics

See also: classic, classical, Greece, Hellene, Hellenism

Type of: Indo-European, Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite

Encyclopedia: Hellenic