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nounthe Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
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adjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language
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nouna native or inhabitant of Greece
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- hero Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
- cyril Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869)
- callas Greek coloratura soprano (born in the United States) known for her dramatic intensity in operatic roles (1923-1977)
- heron Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
- pythagoras Greek philosopher and mathematician who proved the Pythagorean theorem; considered to be the first true mathematician (circa 580-500 BC)
- galen Greek anatomist whose theories formed the basis of European medicine until the Renaissance (circa 130-200)
- archimedes Greek mathematician and physicist noted for his work in hydrostatics and mechanics and geometry (287-212 BC)
- euclid Greek geometer (3rd century BC)
- aesop Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC)
- epicurus Greek philosopher who believed that the world is a random combination of atoms and that pleasure is the highest good (341-270 BC)