Kheiron's name was derived from the Greek word for hand (kheir) and meant something like "skilled with the hands." In myth it was also closely associated with the word kheirourgos "surgeon."FAMILY OF CHIRONPARENTS[1.1] KRONOS & PHILYRA (Titanomachia Frag 6, Pindar Pythian Ode 3, ...
And blameless Kottos answered him again : ‘. . . And so now with fixed purpose and deliberate counsel we will aid your power in dreadful strife and will fight against the Titanes in hard battle.’ So he said, and the gods, givers of good things, applauded when they heard his word, ...
Tabitha, though filled with the joy of the visions she had seen, felt a pang of longing to stay in the heavenly presence. Yet she knew that the will of God was perfect and just. She bowed her head in humble obedience, ready to fulfill whatever purpose the Lord had for her. The angel...
Word Origin:Derived from ἀπό (apo, meaning "away from") and καραδοκέω (karadokeō, meaning "to watch with head erect or outstretched"). Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for ἀποκαραδοκία, the concept of eage...
Word Origin: Derived from χόρτος (chortos), meaning "grass" or "fodder." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of being satisfied or filled is שָׂבַע (sava, Strong's H7646), which also means to be sated or...
And that night as Uranus approached Gaia longing for love, Cronus jumped out of the darkness and castrated Uranus and threw them from the sky into the sea. After that Uranus never really showed himself again because he was ashamed of himself. And the first thing that Cronus did when he ...
Erato(Ἐρατώ) shares its linguistic root with “eros,” signifying love or desire. The name suggests one who inspires feelings of longing or passionate inspiration. Euterpe(Εὐτέρπη) combines “eu” meaning good or well, and “terpo” meaning to please or delight, forming ...
And he has to play up the wording of a line near the end of the poem where Achilles, sleepless with grief, is, according to him, "longing for Patroclus' manliness and spunk (menos)". Menos is a very common word for "strength", and this translation puts all its money on a phrase ...
The wily Greek, longing for his home, feared that if he confessed to a knowledge of medicine there would be no chance of escape, but under threat of torture he undertook a treatment which proved successful. Then Herodotus tells his story—how, ill treated at home in Crotona, Democedes ...
Demeter sat on it and held, in front of her, a veil remaining on the seat for long, speechless and brooding, doing nothing and speaking to nobody. And without laughing or tasting food and drink she sat pining with longing for her deep-girded daughter until Iambe, knowing her duties, ...