Greek Words Flashcards
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muthos
A
myth
2
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labrys
A
double -axe
3
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aoidos
A
bard
4
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omphalos
A
stone
5
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Eris
A
strife
6
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archon
A
leading public official
7
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choregos
A
leader of the chorus (those who pay for a production)
8
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aulos
A
reed pipe
9
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dios
A
Sky-father
10
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dike
A
justice
11
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xenia
A
hospitality
12
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anakalypteria
A
veil lifting (during marriage)
13
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katabasis
A
- descent into underworld (going and returning = heroic, Herakles did it 3+ times)
14
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Eggue
A
betrothal
15
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Parthenos
A
maiden, virgin, unmarried girl
16
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Ekdosis
A
ritual of giving away of the bride
17
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Nymphe
A
bride
18
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gamos
A
marriage
19
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gyne
A
wife, woman, mother of sons
20
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ephebe
A
young man
21
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Paeon
A
healer
22
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sparagmos
A
torn apart (i.e. Actaeon, torn apart by his own team of dogs)
23
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nostos
A
return home to Greece
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thiasos
A
dancing in honour of Dionysus
25
Omophagia
eating of raw flesh
26
phallophoria
carrying of the phalus
27
psychopomp
carrier of souls to underworld (Hermes)
28
timé
honour
29
kleos
glory
30
aegis
cape
31
apotheosis
becoming a god
32
aidos
modesty/shame
33
aristeia
excellence/achievements
34
atimos
shame, dishonour
35
andra
man, hero, husband
36
polis
city
37
oikos
family
38
anagnorosis
recognition of the truth
39
peripeteia
reversal
40
enthusiasmos
Empowered by supernatural energy, possession by a god
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pietas
virtue of devotion and respect to one's family and one's nation
