Greek Words Flashcards

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Aitia

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Greek word for cause, etiology stems from it

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Hellas

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Greek name for the country of Greece

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Labrys

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Double ax

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Aer

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Lower atmosphere

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Uranus

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Sky

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Erebus

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Gloomy darkness of Tartarus

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Tartarus

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Place deep in the depths of the earth

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Gaia

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Earth

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Protogonus

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First-born, god

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Phanes

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The one who first shine forth or gave light to creation, God

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Cyclopes

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“Orb-eyed”

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Brontes

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“Thunder”

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Steropes

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“Lightning”

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Arges

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“Bright”

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Hieros gamos

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Archetypal concept of a “sacred” or “holy marriage”

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Phaëthon

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“Shining”

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Phoebus, phoebe

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“Bright” (m,f)

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Aphros

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Foam

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Gegeneis

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“Earthborn”

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Pandora

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“All gifts”

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Argus panoptes

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“All-seeing”

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Argeiphontes

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“Slayer of Argus”

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Epaphus

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“Him of the Touch”

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Heortai

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Festivals

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Mythos

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Myth, means word, speech, tale, or story

Comes from the word “utterance”