Grecian (disambiguation)

Last updated June 18, 2022

Grecian is an adjective referring to artefacts or culture of Ancient Greece. Wikipedia articles pertaining to this meaning include:

Grecian runes, an alphabet dating to Ancient Greece^{[ citation needed ]}
Grecian philosophy, a system of thought and aesthetics
Grecian vase, pottery of ancient Greece
Ode on a Grecian Urn , a poem written by John Keats in 1819

Other uses:

Maritime

Grecian (1812), an American 5-gun schooner captured by the British in 1814 and renamed HMS Grecian
Grecian (1824 ship), a ship wrecked on the New South Wales coast in 1864
Grecian (barque), sailing ship wrecked in 1850 off Port Adelaide
HMS Grecian: any of four ships, see the disambiguation page HMS Grecian

HMS Grecian was the 5-gun American schooner Grecian (1812) captured in 1814 and armed with 10 guns
HMS Grecian, the 10-gun revenue cutter Dolphin, renamed in 1821 and sold in 1827
HMS Grecian, a 16-gun brig-sloop launched in 1838 and broken up in 1865
HMS Grecian, an Auk-class minesweeper transferred to Britain under Lend-lease

SS Grecian, one of the Allan Line Royal Mail Steamers, saved the Cromartyshire in 1898

Biology

Grecian anomalous blue, a butterfly found on the Balkan Peninsula
Grecian shoemaker, a butterfly of Central and South America
Grecian foxglove, a poisonous plant
Grecian juniper or Greek juniper, a large shrub
Grecian laurel, a large aromatic shrub
Grecian rose, Geum quellyon , a plant native to Chile

Others

Grecian bend, a stooped posture, also a dance, named after the gracefully inclined figures seen in the art of Ancient Greece
Grecian Coffee House, a London coffee house founded around 1665, a favoured meeting-place for members of the Royal Society
Grecian Formula, a men's hair coloring product
Grecian Guild Pictorial , an American physique magazine published from 1955 until 1968
Grecian Old Style, better known as Goudy Old Style, a typeface
Grecian Queen, an American champion Thoroughbred racehorse, foaled in 1950
Grecian Rocks (reef), a coral reef in the Key Largo area
Grecian Shelter, an architectural feature of Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York
The Grecians, nickname of Exeter City F.C.

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Grecian was an American schooner launched in 1812. During the War of 1812 she received a letter of marque. The Royal Navy captured her on 5 February 1814 and took her into service as HMS Grecian. She was sold in 1822. In 1823 she became a merchantman. In 1824 the Chilean Navy captured her, but she escaped, and thereafter may have served for a time as a Spanish privateer. After the end of the Peruvian War of Independence she apparently returned to more conventional pursuits and was probably lost in 1829 though she was still listed in 1830 as sailing between London and Lima.

Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Grecian:

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