Pelasgians
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:
R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes
Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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Jul 18, 2025 04:12 PM
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History
A collective ethnic term used by ancient authors to refer to the earliest indigenous inhabitants of the Aegean Sea region. The precise historical identity and reality of these peoples have long been a matter of debate.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/915780954
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- Πελασγοὶ (Pelasgoi: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
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- Pelasgi (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Pelasgians (English, modern)
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people, tribe (historical cultural group)
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Jeffrey Becker, R. Scott Smith, and Greta Hawes, 'Pelasgians: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/915780954> [accessed: 20 May 2026]
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