It seems that he threatened to kill every beast there was on earth, whereupon, in her anger, Ge (Gaea, Earth) sent up against him a scorpion of very great size by which he was stung and so perished. After this Zeus, at the prayer of Artemis and Leto, put him among the stars."...
My Big Fat Greek Wedding: Directed by Joel Zwick. With Nia Vardalos, Michael Constantine, Christina Eleusiniotis, Kaylee Vieira. A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms wit
Incidentally, another word for card in Spanish istarjeta[taɾˈxeta], as intarjeta de crédito(credit card). It is a diminutive oftarja[ˈtaɾxa] (tally [stick], plaque, plate, shield), which comes from Frenchtarge[taʁʒ] (targe [a small shield], buckler [a kind of shield...
In a society where lineage and personal honor were highly valued, distinguishing what was "one's own" was crucial for maintaining social order and personal dignity. HELPS Word-studies 2398 ídios (a primitive word, NAS dictionary)– properly, uniquely one's own, peculiar to the individual. 23...
Usage: The Greek word "sarx" primarily refers to the physical body or flesh of a living creature, often emphasizing the human body. In the New Testament, "sarx" is used in various contexts, including: - The physical body or human nature (e.g., John 1:14, "The Word became flesh and...
. . At times, again, she showed a face like some wild beast; a mad and awful lion with thick bristles upon his neck, threatening Dionysos with bloody gape . . . Now Megaira (Megaera) black in her infernal robe went back into the darkness, and sent many spectral visions to Lyaios (...
A word or phrase with a meaning similar to “maze" in the text is a. string b. Mexican corn c. creature d. labyrinth2. “In an ancient Greek legend, the Minotaur was a beast that had the body of a man and the head and tail of a bull." A word with the opposite meaning of "...
ther- (G) wild beast (Therapsids, Theromorphia, -therium); English: -there(s); combining form of names of mammals (Eutheria, Titanotherium or Titanothere) therm- (G) heat (therm, thermal, thermometer, thermopile, thermos, isotherm, homothermous) thero- breast, mammal thio- (G) sul...
Clytemnestra, like any anxious wife, had led the travel-worn king to a bath; and there, when he had laid by his arms, she and Aegisthus threw a net over him, as they would have snared any beast of prey, and slew him, defenceless. In the same hour Cassandra, too, fell into their...
Fearless Agreus hunted one mad enemy like a wild beast and took him prisoner. With experienced hand he hurled a heavy stone for the death of his adversaries, as if he were crushing and pounding the melting travail of the fat olive; he scattered his proud enemies with his favourite bull-...