Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
🏛️ From ancient Miletus 🍀 Irish myth people 👤 Person from Miletus
Milesian

Milesian

9.9
Relating to the legendary people who came to Ireland and became its early ancestors
  • adjective
  • Literature
translation icon : milesio
  • Many Irish myths feature Milesian heroes who journeyed from distant lands.

Examples

  • The Milesian tradition is central to the island's mythological history.

  • The ancient tale describes a Milesian arrival that changed the course of Irish legend.

  • The Milesian legends are fascinating to study.

  • Many stories depict the Milesian ancestors of the Irish.

  • The ancient tale describes a Milesian arrival that changed the course of Irish legend.

  • Many Irish myths feature Milesian heroes who journeyed from distant lands.

  • The Milesian tradition is central to the island's mythological history.

Compounds

Milesian philosophy
9.9

An early Greek way of thinking about nature and the universe that explains things without using myths

Milesian thinker
9.9

A person from the ancient Greek city Miletus who studied nature

Surface Forms

Milesian positive

Etymology

Milesian in Irish myth comes from the name Milesians, which is linked to Míl Espáine and is often read as 'soldier of Spain'. A helpful way to remember this is that Milesian means 'relating to those legendary people', which is why it appears in stories about ancient Irish ancestors.