Both Uses of
Hellenic
in
Ulysses, by James Joyce
- But it has a Hellenic ring, hasn't it?†
Chpt 1 *Hellenic = relating to or characteristic of Greece or classical Greek civilization
- A provisional failure to obtain renewal of an advertisement: to obtain a certain quantity of tea from Thomas Kernan (agent for Pulbrook, Robertson and Co, 5 Dame Street, Dublin, and 2 Mincing Lane, London E. C.): to certify the presence or absence of posterior rectal orifice in the case of Hellenic female divinities: to obtain admission (gratuitous or paid) to the performance of Leah by Mrs Bandmann Palmer at the Gaiety Theatre, 46, 47, 48, 49 South King street.†
Chpt 17