Greek Words Flashcards
(25 cards)
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Aitia
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Greek word for cause, etiology stems from it
2
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Hellas
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Greek name for the country of Greece
3
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Labrys
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Double ax
4
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Aer
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Lower atmosphere
5
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Uranus
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Sky
6
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Erebus
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Gloomy darkness of Tartarus
7
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Tartarus
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Place deep in the depths of the earth
8
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Gaia
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Earth
9
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Protogonus
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First-born, god
10
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Phanes
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The one who first shine forth or gave light to creation, God
11
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Cyclopes
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“Orb-eyed”
12
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Brontes
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“Thunder”
13
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Steropes
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“Lightning”
14
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Arges
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“Bright”
15
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Hieros gamos
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Archetypal concept of a “sacred” or “holy marriage”
16
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Phaëthon
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“Shining”
17
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Phoebus, phoebe
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“Bright” (m,f)
18
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Aphros
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Foam
19
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Gegeneis
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“Earthborn”
20
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Pandora
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“All gifts”
21
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Argus panoptes
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“All-seeing”
22
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Argeiphontes
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“Slayer of Argus”
23
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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
Myth, means word, speech, tale, or story
Comes from the word "utterance"