Dionysus was the greek god of wine, ecstacy and love. He was so charismatic that women left their homes to revel in the woods with him. He symbolizes the perpetual youth who never wants to grow up.
History of Wine in Ancient Greece Greece is a country where we are constantly reminded of its ancient history while engaging in modern pursuits. A car speeds through the streets of Athens with the Pa... Read More Maps Are a Useful Invention by the Ancient Greeks Where would we be without ...
Word Origin:Derived from a compound of 1 (as a negative particle) and a presumed selges (of uncertain derivation, possibly meaning "continent" or "self-controlled") Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "aselgeia," similar concepts can be found in...
Fortunately (or rather, “divinely”), the preteen, 12-year-old Jesus in our Bible passage this morning shows no signs of having that kind of drama to worry about or distract him from preparing for his ministry as an adult. In fact, he is SO not into that kind of drama that he cre...
INT:and with theoldnot does match Luke 5:37Adj-AMP GRK:εἰς ἀσκοὺςπαλαιούςεἰ δὲ NAS:new wineinto oldwineskins; otherwise KJV:wine intooldbottles; else INT:into wineskinsoldif moreover Luke 5:39Adj-AMS ...
Nearly all the time ... they ... act as if Science were indisputably True, and what's more, as if only science were true... Any information obtained otherwise than by the scientific method, although it may be true, the scientists will call “unscientific,” using this word as a smear...
For the colors "purple" or "red" in Greek the word phoînix, φοῖνιξ, the word for "Phoenician," could be used. The most famous statement about "the Purple" is certainly that of the Empress Theodora, who, rather than flee the Nika Revolt of 532, is supposed to have said...
Ampelius is a spelling variation of Ampelios which means “he who makes wine from his own grapes”. Amphion Amphion is a Greek mythology name and pronounced as am-fEE-awn. Amphion is the Son of Zeus whose known for musical abilities. Amyntas Amyntas means “protector; defender” and pronou...
sour wine:--vinegar. 3691 oxuVoxusoz-oos' probably akin to the base of akmhn - akmen 188 ("acid"); keen; by analogy, rapid:--sharp, swift. 3692 ophopeop-ay' probably from optanomai - optanomai 3700; a hole (as if for light), i.e. cavern; by analogy, a spring (of water...
wine-vat:--winepress. 3026 lhroVleroslay'-ros apparently a primary word; twaddle, i.e. an incredible story:--idle tale. 3027 lhsthVleisteslace-tace' from leizomai (to plunder); a brigand:--robber, thief. 3028 lhyiVlepsislape'-sis from lambanw - lambano 2983; receipt (the act)...