Ancient Greek vs Hellenic

Ancient Greek

adj
  • Of or relating to Ancient Greece. 

name
  • Any of the various forms of the Greek language of classical antiquity, particularly the classical Attic dialect used in Athenian literature. 

noun
  • A native or inhabitant of Ancient Greece. 

Hellenic

adj
  • Of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization before the Hellenistic period. 

  • Of or relating to Hellas (Greece) or the Hellenes (Greeks). 

name
  • The Greek language and its dialects from the earliest records (Linear B inscriptions, about 1600-1300 B.C.E.) to the present Modern Greek. 

How often have the words Ancient Greek and Hellenic occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )