Greek Terms Flashcards
Nemesis
Just indignation. Retribution. A supernatural force that tracks down those who have committed an offense.
Hubris
Overweening pride and insolence
Dike
Justice arrived at by thought and reflection
Sophrosyne
The ideal if the classic Greeks. Balance harmony beauty blah blah
Chronos
Time as the unfolding of all things
Mimesis
Imitation
Catharsis
The purging and illuminating that tragedy effects through pithy and fear
Hamartia
The “tragic flaw”; a blindness
Miasma
A dangerous, foreboding, or deathlike influence or atmosphere
Matricide
The act if killing ones mother
Citadel
A fortress that commands a city
Saffron
Yellow-orange
Libation
An intoxicating beverage when drunk in ceremonial or celebrative situations
Rapine
The violent seizure and carrying off of another’s property
Myrrh
A small spiny tree
Wraith
A visible spirit
Acropolis
A raised area holding a building or cluster of buildings.
Augury
An omen, token, or indication
Cozen
To cheat, deceive, or trick
Cuirass
Defensive armor for torso, a breastplate and backplate
Festal
Pertaining to or befitting a feast, or festival
Harpy
A ravenous, filthy monster having a woman’s head and a birds body
Hummock
A knoll or hillock
Marjoram
Any of several aromatic herbs
