phrygia in English

noun

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an ancient region in west central Asia Minor, to the south of Bithynia. It reached the peak of its power in the 8th century bc under King Midas. It was eventually absorbed into the kingdom of Lydia in the 6th century bc.

Use "phrygia" in a sentence

1. Paul departs for Galatia and Phrygia (23)

2. The Cities and Bishoprics of Phrygia: Being an Essay of the Local History of Phrygia from the by Sir William Mitchell Ramsay

3. The Cities and Bishoprics of Phrygia - Volume 4 - W

4. The hostile armies met at the Battle of Ipsus in Phrygia (301 BC).

5. Attis definition: a youth of Phrygia , loved by the goddess Cybele

6. But he was killed in a battle at Ipsus in Phrygia.

7. Both musicians were connected with the Auletic music, which had its origin in Phrygia

8. Baucis and Philemon 1 In a hilly land, called Phrygia, there is a steep-sided valley

9. Montanism was a prophetic movement that broke out in Phrygia in Roman Asia Minor (Turkey) around

10. Originally a deity in the region of Phrygia, the cult of Attis and Cybele eventually spread to Greece

11. The earliest Apostolici appeared in Phrygia, Cilicia, Pisidia and Pamphylia towards the end of the 2nd century or the beginning of the 3rd.

12. Apostolici, one of the names adopted by an ascetic sect in Phrygia, Cilicia, and Pamphylia.Their leading principle seems to have been the rejection of private property

13. Though Aesop's own story is a result of myth and legend, it is widely believed that he was a slave from Phrygia, around 600 BC

14. 27 The Battle of Ipsus was fought between some of the Diadochi (the successors of Alexander the Great) in 301 BC near the village of that name in Phrygia.

15. 30 An intricate knot tied by King Gordius of Phrygia and cut by Alexander the Great with his sword after hearing an oracle promise that whoever could undo it would be the next ruler of Asia.

16. Philemon and Baucis Turning into Trees by Janus Genelli (1801) The trees stood for centuries upon the hills of Phrygia, beside each other, an old oak tree and an old lime tree, with magnificent branches were …

17. The original Attalid territory around Pergamum (Mysia) was greatly expanded by 188 bce with the addition of Lydia (excluding most Greek coastal cities), part of Phrygia, Lycaonia, and Pisidia (from 183 bce), all former Seleucid territories

18. Baucis Baucis and her husband Philemon were an old couple that appeared in a myth that is lesser known among those of Greek and Roman mythology. They lived in the region of Tyana, which may have been in Phrygia.

19. Astarte, or Cybele, was called also Idaia Mater, and the sacred mount in Phrygia, most famed for the celebration of her mysteries, was named Mount Ida–that is, in Chaldee, the sacred language of these mysteries, the Mount of Knowledge

20. Attis, mythical consort of the Great Mother of the Gods (q.v.; classical Cybele, or Agdistis); he was worshipped in Phrygia, Asia Minor, and later throughout the Roman Empire, where he was made a solar deity in the 2nd century ad

21. Olympus (or Olympos, Greek: Ὄλυμπος) is the name of two ancient Greek musicians, one mythical who lived before the Trojan War, and one apparently real, who lived in the 7th century BC.Both musicians were connected with the Auletic music, which had its origin in Phrygia

22. Ashurnasirpal II (883–859 BC) was a fierce and ruthless ruler who advanced without opposition through Aram and Canaan (modern Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel) and Asia Minor as far as the Mediterranean and conquered and exacted tribute from Aramea, Phrygia and Phoenicia among others.

23. Suidas distinguishes three Greek musicians of this names of whom the first is mythical, and the last historical: the second probably owes his existence only to some mistake of Suidas, or the writer whom he copied, since Plutarch who is a much better authority only recognizes two musicians of the name; both of whom are connected with the Auletic music which had its origin in Phrygia