Hellenic

Example Sentences

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Her Hellenic identity is unsurprising, as there was an influx of Greeks after Alexander the Great’s conquest of Egypt in 332 B.C.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Santorini sits in the eastern Mediterranean within the Hellenic volcanic arc, one of Europe's most geologically active regions.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

The Hellenic Olympic Committee has hit out at criticism of the sponsorship of the historic Panathenaic Stadium, site of the first modern Games in 1896, as "petty" politics that "undermines" its work.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

His ex-wife is a Greek national and the two were in the middle of a difficult custody dispute over their children, Hellenic Police told the news outlet.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025

No wonder that Angeliki Simosi, the director of the Hellenic Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities, exclaimed, “The ship that sank at Antikythera was not merely a cargo ship. It was essentially a floating museum.”

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler