Molossian

English vertical Ancient Regions Mainland Greece-es.svg The Molossians’ (sense 1) region Molossian Hound, British Museum.jpg The “Jennings Dog”, a Roman copy of a lost Greek bronze statue of the Molossian hound (sense 2), on display in the British Museum Etymology From en Molossia n. Noun A member of the ancient Epirote ethnos which Olympias came from. A breed of large dog of classical antiquity native to Epirus, resembling a mastiff and used as a hunting dog and guard dog. en Molossian dog Molossian hound Molossus en w:Henryk Sienkiewicz w:Jeremiah Curtin LV “Quo Vadis.” A Narrative of the Time of Nero. Boston, Mass. Little, Brown, and Company 1896 432 But meanwhile a new grating was opened, and into the arena rushed, with mad speed and barking, whole packs of dogs,—gigantic, yellow Molossians from the Peloponnesus, pied dogs from the Pyrenees, and wolf-like hounds from Hibernia, purposely famished; their sides were lank, and their eyes bloodshot. en w:Roger Longrigg The History of Foxhunting 1975 14 The hounds were Indian, Cretan or Locrian; there were also Molossians (mastiffs) and Spartans (big greyhounds). en Michael Bryant 28 Seconds: A True Story of Addiction, Tragedy, and Hope Viking 2012 One constituent spent an hour educating me on the history of pit bulls: the Molossians, the Mastiffs; the Greeks, Romans, Brits, Tibetans, and Germans; the crossbreeds. A common theme ran throughout their history: they were the fiercest of fighters, and eventually bred to fight—in wars during antiquity, in dog fights for centuries. Regardless, they were again and again attacking other dogs and people. en Mary Dove Quintus The End of Seven Dog Ear Publishing 2017 194 978-1-4575-5777-4 He loved dogs, indulged by Antius’ kennel composed of Neapolitan mastiffs and molossians, original Roman war dogs. Translations person from Molossia Marathi: mr मोलोस्सियन Portuguese: pt molosso m Adjective Of or relating to Molossia or Molossians. References Further reading Molossians Molossus (dog) Anagrams en ailmnooss moonsails en Demonyms Dogs