The exact meaning of her name is obscure, some commentators connect it with the word lethô, to move unseen, suggestive of modesty, others derive it from the Lycian word for woman, lada.FAMILY OF LETOPARENTS[1.1] KOIOS & PHOIBE (Hesiod Theogony 404, Apollodorus 1.9, Diodorus Siculus 5.67...
For smaller releases or films with unknown actors and filmmakers, they often rely on the legs, hoping that the quality of the content will spread through word-of-mouth and media exposure.Sometimes, domestic markets remain uninterested in certain films. However, when they hit international theaters...
My parents have always referred to this plant simply as ‘riza’, which is just the Greek word for ‘root’. My father described it as some kind of wild onion, because of the shape of the root. Years later, when I looked up this plant online, I realised my father’s description was...
Boreas- the god of the North and winter Zephryos- the god of the West and spring Notos- the god of the South and summer and Eurus- the god of the East and fall Collectively, the wind gods were called the Anemoi or the Aurae. Anemoi was the Greek word for wind. Astraeus, an astr...
Dolmades can be filled with a mix of rice,lemon juice, and tomato but should always include a unique selection of fresh herbs, including mint, thyme, oregano, and dill. Cooked with very little water and a lot of olive oil,they are perfect as a meze(the Greek word for appetizer) after...
Meaning: the north-west wind, and the quarter of the sky from which it comes. Word Origin: Derived from the Greek root word "χώρα" (chóra), meaning "space" or "region." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often used in similar contexts is "אֶר...
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leguminous plant in western Asia and North Africa, Old English fenograecum, from Latin faenugraecum, literally "Greek hay," from faenum (see fennel) + Graecum (see Greek). The modern form in English is from French fenugrec.AdvertisementGrecian...
linguistics, the scientific study oflanguage. The word was first used in the middle of the 19th century to emphasize the difference between a newer approach to the study of language that was then developing and the more traditional approach ofphilology. The differences were and are largely matters...
The termcolonization, although it may be convenient and widely used, is misleading. When applied toArchaicGreece, it should not necessarily be taken to imply the state-sponsored sending out of definite numbers of settlers, as the later Roman origin of the word implies. For one thing, it will...