english greek vocab 1 Flashcards
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homer
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- Blind Greek poet who authored the epic poem the ilied and the odyssey.
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virgil
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- Ancient roman poet and is who Edith Hamilton bases her book off of.
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matrilineal
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- (N) Of or originating form the mother. latin
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patrilineal
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- (N) Of or originating from the father. latin
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agrarin
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- agrarian (adj.)—1610s, “relating to farming,” from Middle French loy agrarienne “agrarian law,” from Latin Lex agraria, the Roman law for the division of conquered lands, from agrarius “of the land,” from ager (genitive agri) “a field,” from PIE *agro- (cf. Greek agros “field,” Gothic akrs, Old English æcer “field;” see acre). Meaning “having to do with cultivated land” first recorded 1792.
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epithet
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- epithet (n.)— 1570s, “a nickname or title,” from Middle French épithète or directly from Latin epitheton, from Greek epitheton “something added,” adjective often used as noun, from neuter of epithetos “attributed, added,” from epitithenai “to add on,” from epi “in addition” (see epi-) + tithenai “to put” (see theme).
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discord
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- (N) Disagreement between people
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epic
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- a long narrative poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.
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archetype
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- The original model or pattern from which others are modeled after.
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universal symbol
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- A symbol recognized by everyone to mean the same thing.
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created symbol
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- A symbol that a limited number of people know and is created by the author.
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bard
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- A poet. (N) celtic rute
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hubris
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- Extreme arrogance or pride. The greeks disliked this type of people people and they were always punished (N) greek, hubristic(ADJ)
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divine intervention
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- When a god interferes with human affairs
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oath
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- A promise, a solemn promise (N) old English, dutch and germine
