Grecian

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Actually, the maxim comes from Dostoevsky’s “The Idiot,” a much more tumultuous work than “Ode on a Grecian Urn.”

From Washington Post

In it, she and Cardi B dress in Grecian goddess-inspired dresses, dance in front of classically inspired statuary, wear headdresses that evoke caryatids and transform into Grecian vases.

From Salon

In fact, in trying to describe to another viewer why it captured my attention, I described it as “Grecian” in how it made the subject look so graceful and powerful at once.

From Seattle Times

After noting that the average Grecian consumes more than six gallons of olive oil annually, she demonstrated that the not-too-secret ingredient in their incredible bread is olive oil, in copious amounts.

From Washington Post

She had dodged another marriage proposal in 1970 and taken off, in pursuit of herself, to the Grecian island of Crete, to Spain and to France, with her dulcimer in hand.

From Los Angeles Times