Word Origin:Derived from the Greek word "πόρνη" (pornē), meaning "prostitute" or "harlot." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The Hebrew equivalent often associated with "porneia" is זָנָה (zanah), which also refers to acts of harlotry or unfaithfulness, both physically...
Tact — Ability to communicate and interact with others in a sensitive and effective manner, named after the Greek word táktos (silent, orderly, discreet).机智-以敏感和有效的方式与他人沟通和互动的能力,以希腊单词táktos命名(沉默,有序,谨慎)。 Hedonist — A person who seeks pleasure and self-...
Word Origin:Derived from the Greek prefix ἀ- (a-, "without") and νοῦς (nous, "mind" or "understanding") Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "anoia," similar concepts can be found in words like אִוֶּלֶת (iv...
. . filled excited hearts with passion for himself [war]. Furor (Fury) and Ira (Wrath) make trim his crest, and Pavor (Panic), his own squire, handles his horses' reins. But Fama (Rumour), awake to every sound and girt with empty tidings of tumult, flies before the chariot, sped ...
“Gideon,” he confirmed, but there was an underlying stealth to the word. As though he thought she was overstepping by using the man’s name. “What makes you think there’s something going on between us?” She was so shocked she couldn’t process how appalling the accusation was. ...
‘For a word of hate let a word of hate be said,’ Dike (Justice) cries out as she exacts the debt, ‘and for a murderous stroke let a murderous stroke be paid.’‘Let it be done to him as he does,’ says the age-old wisdom."...
And under lightning, on fire, Thradan Boreas darting from beside Cyptis, with a parching fury, dark, fearless, violendy off the ground, ambushes my senses Ibycus' Boreas does not exist in mythology, where Aphrodite is not related to wind control, neither, of course, in meteorology, for ...
LYSANDRA: "defends man" MADGE: "approval" MEGARA: name of a Fury. Variant Magaere exists. MAIA: mother of Hermes MALINDA: "gentle." Variant Melinda exists. MALVA: "soft." Variants include Malvina, and Malvine. MARGARET: "pearl." Variants include Maggie, Margalo, Margareta, Margaretta, ...
The Romans also collected and exhibited art from disbanded temples, as well as mineral specimens, exotic plants, animals; and they plundered sculptures and paintings (mostly Greek) for exhibition. Meanwhile , the Greek word had slipped into Latin by transliteration (though not to signify picture ...
Now use Odyssey as a metaphor for the journey of a long adventure.Oedipus the king of Oedipus, he killed his father and married his mother, and then the Oedipus complexThe word refers 40、 to the Oedipus complex.Olympus Olympus, where the Greek gods live. It represents theAbility, great ...