hellenics

/HH EH1 L EH1 N IH0 K S/
adjective
  1. 1

    Of or relating to Hellas (Greece) or the Hellenes (Greeks).

  2. 2

    Of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization before the Hellenistic period.

noun
  1. 1

    The Greek language and its dialects from the earliest records (Linear B inscriptions, about 1600-1300 B.C.E.) to the present Modern Greek.