| Noun | 1. | pean - (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity)hymn, anthem - a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation) Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil antiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe | |