Mycenaean

adjective

My·ce·nae·an ˌmī-sə-ˈnē-ən

variants or less commonly Mycenian

mī-ˈsē-nē-ən

: of, relating to, or characteristic of Mycenae, its people, or the period (1400 to 1100 b.c.) of Mycenae's political ascendancy

: characteristic of the Bronze Age Mycenaean culture of the eastern Mediterranean area

Mycenaean noun

Examples of Mycenaean in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The cave at its far end was a site of Mycenaean goddess worship, and relics recovered from it include a set of bronze tripods which fit Homer’s description of gifts that Odysseus received from the Phaeacians. —

Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023

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