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Definition of Milesian

Milesian
Milesian Mi*le"sian, a. [L. Milesius, Gr. ?.] 1. (Anc. Geog.) Of or pertaining to Miletus, a city of Asia Minor, or to its inhabitants. 2. (Irish Legendary Hist.) Descended from King Milesius of Spain, whose two sons are said to have conquered Ireland about 1300 b. c.; or pertaining to the descendants of King Milesius; hence, Irish.
Milesian
Milesian Mi*le"sian, n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Miletus. 2. A native or inhabitant of Ireland.

Meaning of Milesian from wikipedia

- Milesia, Milesian, Milesians, or Miletans may refer to: Milesians (Irish), a people figuring in Irish mythology Milesians (Gr****), the inhabitants of Miletus...
- The Milesian tale (Gr****: Μιλησιακά, Milesiaka; Latin:fabula milesiaca, or Milesiae fabula) is a genre of fictional story prominent in ancient Gr**** and...
- The Milesians or sons of Míl are the final race to settle in Ireland, according to the Lebor Gabála Érenn, a medieval Irish Christian history. The Milesians...
- established that the center of production was Miletus. Milesian Vase Milesian Vase Milesian Vase Milesian Vase The ruins appear on satellite maps at 37°31.8'N...
- Miletus on the Maeander River and are collectively referred to as the Milesian school. They sought to explain nature by finding its fundamental element...
- (modern-day Turkey). He was the last of the three philosophers of the Milesian School, after Thales and Anaximander. These three are regarded by historians...
- a genuine Milesian and of a distinguished family". Encyclopedia Britannica (1952) concluded that Thales was most likely a native Milesian of noble birth...
- boxes, or other symbols. Gr**** numerals, also known as Ionic, Ionian, Milesian, or Alexandrian numerals, is a system of writing numbers using the letters...
- atomic theory; "the Milesians," says Burnet, "asked for the φύσις of all things." Xenophanes was born in Ionia, where the Milesian school was at its most...
- most if not all of whom are considered euhemerised deities. After the Milesian (Gaelic) conquest the High Kingship is contested for centuries between...