Looking for sentences and phrases with the word Mytilene? Here are some examples.
Sentence Examples
He puts to sea again and lands at Mytilene, where through Lysimachus and to his intense joy Pericles discovers his daughter.
Demeter was also an acropolis divinity at Lepreon, Mytilene, and Iasos, but it is not likely that she played a central political role in any of these cities.
He served with distinction, winning the Civic Crown for his part in the Siege of Mytilene.
The Lion of Amphipolis, erected in 4th BC in honour of Laomedon of Mytilene, admiral of Alexander the Great.
Examples from Classical Literature
Thus Mytilene escaped destruction by a hair's-breadth, and Athens was saved from committing a great crime.
During the Byzantine age the island, which now assumes the name of Mytilene, continued to flourish.
Since the middle ages it has been known as Mytilene, from the name of its principal town.
The chief town, called Mytilene, is built in amphitheatre shape round a small hill crowned by remains of an ancient fortress.
Methymna in the 5th and 4th centuries sometimes figures as a rival of Mytilene, with an independent policy.
The portrait of Sappho is preserved on coins of Mytilene, which present a face exquisite in contour.
After Pharsalus M. Marcellus retired to Mytilene, where he practised rhetoric and studied philosophy.
He distinguished himself at the storming of Mytilene, and afterwards served in Cilicia.
Let all things smile on Ageanax to Mytilene sailing, and may he come to a friendly haven.
The closest medical centre is Kalloni, which is six miles away and the hospital is 32 miles south in the island capital of Mytilene.
I found Aisha Alsaddloum, aged 65, in the Kara Tepe transit camp for Syrians on the outskirts of the port town of Mytilene.
The Sunday People saw an inflatable boat packed with 47 Syrians land on a stony Lesbos beach near the capital Mytilene at dawn.
The first known Eisphora was in 428 to sustain military operations at Mytilene.
In Lesbos near Mytilene there was a great estate of a great noble.
The offering includes three brand new destinations for Birmingham Airport to Mytilene, Kalamata and Djerba besides Thomas Cook's new destination, Paphos.
