Monday, February 24, 2014

Greek Animals

1. ailouros -- cat.
2. alopex -- fox.
3. arachne -- spider.
4. batrachos -- frog.
5. chelona -- tortoise.
6. lykaina -- she-wolf.
7. lykos -- wolf.
8. nessa -- duck.
9. netta -- duck.
10. oktopous -- octopus.
11. ophis -- snake.
12. pantera -- panther.
13. pithekos -- ape; monkey.
14. phryne - toad.
15. psyche -- butterfly.
16. sauros -- lizard.
17. sphex -- wasp.
18. strix -- owl.
19. tauros -- bull.
20. tigris -- tiger.
21. tragos -- he-goat.

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Greek Mythological Terms in Greek

1. Amazon -- Amazon.
2. Amazones -- Amazons.
3. androktones -- literally, "killers of men"; Herodotus' term for the Amazons.
4. antianeirai -- literally, "those who fight like men"; Homer's term for the Amazons.
5. Arimaspoi -- Arimaspi; Scythian tribe of one-eyed archers.
6. Artemision -- Temple of Artemis.
7. Cheimerioi -- men of Winterland.
8. Demeroi--Demeter's children; the dead.
9. Erotes -- winged gods associated with love and sex.
10. Lampades -- nymphs of the Underworld.
11. mainas -- maenad; madwoman.
12. Megale Meter -- Great Mother.
13. Meter Megale -- Great Mother.
14. Meter Theon -- Mother of the Gods.
15. mousa -- muse.
16. mousai -- muses.
17. nymphai -- nymphs; girls of marriageable age.
18. nymphe -- nymph; girl of marriageable age.
19. Ploutonion -- sanctuary of the Greek god Plouton (i.e. Pluto).
20. Potnia Theron -- literally, "Mistress of the Animals".
21. satyroi -- satyrs.
22. satyros -- satyr.
23. seiren -- siren.
24. seirenes -- sirens.
25. theoi -- gods.

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Saturday, January 18, 2014

Greek Words

1. agape -- spiritual love.
2. anatole -- East.
3. anemos -- wind.
4. Artemision -- Temple of Artemis.
5. astrape -- lightning.
6. biblion -- book.
7. bios -- life.
8. bronte -- thunder.
9. Cheimerioi -- men of Winterland.
10. cheimon -- winter.
11. chersonesos -- peninsula.
12. chersos -- dry land.
13. chion -- snow.
14. despoina -- domina; mistress; word reserved for the wives of kings.
15. echthroi -- literally, "enemies"; The Enemy.
16. eiar -- spring.
17. eos -- dawn.
18. eros -- physical love.
19. gamos -- marriage.
20. gymnos -- naked.
21. gyne -- woman.
22. haima -- blood.
23. hetaira -- female sophisticated companion; courtesan.
24. hieros gamos -- holy marriage.
25. iatros -- physician.
26. kore -- maiden.
27. mantis -- prophet.
28. mixobarbaroi -- semi-/mixed/half barbarians; people living on the edge of the oikoumene.
29. moros -- fool.
30. morosophia -- foolish wisdom.
31. naos -- temple.
32. neoi -- youths.
33. neoplutoi -- new rich.
34. nesoi -- islands.
35. nesos -- island.
36. oikoumene -- literally, "the inhabited world"; the known part of the Greek world.
37. onar -- a dream; a sleep-dream.
38. parthenia -- virginity.
39. parthenos -- virgin.
40. philia -- mental love; friendship or affectionate regard.
41. phobos -- fear.
42. phthinoporon -- autumn.
43. pistis -- faith.
44. pleonexia -- greed.
45. polemos -- war.
46. pornai -- harlots; prostitutes on the bottom of the social scale.
47. Potnia -- mistress; lady.
48. psyche -- soul.
49. soma -- body.
50. sophia -- knowledge; wisdom.
51. storge -- natural affection (especially for family members); mere acceptance.
52. thalassa -- sea.
53. thanatos -- death.
54. theros -- summer.
55. tribades -- lesbians.
56. xanthos -- fair.

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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Greek Halloween Words

1. Demeroi--Demeter's children; the dead.
2. eidola -- apparitions; ghosts.
3. eidolon -- apparition; spirit-image of a living or dead person.
4. erebos -- darkness.
5. moros -- doom.
6. nyx -- night.
7. Potnia Theron -- literally, "Mistress of the Animals"; epithet for Artemis or any other goddess associated with animals.
8. satyroi -- satyrs.
9. thanatos -- death.

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