Greek words for love

imagine. The Greek culture for example is as extensive as it is stern in its discipline among its traditionalists. Nothing in popular culture exemplifies this like the 2002 film “My Big Fat Greek Wedding.” In this film you see a traditional Greek father pressure his daughter into maintaining Greek values and expectations and in the process you observe various aspects of Greek culture including their values, symbols, and language which reflect some of my own personal experience with the Greek…

self-centered Greek, who was obsessed with his own appearance. He was the son of Liriope, a Nymph and Kehisos, a Greek river-god. Narcissus’s love for himself got to such an unimaginable point that he ignored other people’s love for him. There are many Greek myths that explain the story of Narcissus and the curses brought about by his beauty, as well as the origin of the syndrome narcissism (Theio) (Greek-myth).Due to Narcissus’s beauty, many humans admired and loved him.…

When someone sneezes you are supposed to say bless you, it’s common courtesy and probably also reflex. This is similar to the way the Greeks show Xenia or the Greek influence of the gods in Homer’s epic poem Odyssey. The Greeks show these traits daily and do it without even thinking about it. This is shown time and time again throughout all of the Odyssey with praying and worshiping and dinner. Even the best of the best pray to the gods and invite strangers to their dinners including Odysseus…

Three Heroes of Ancient Literature After approximately seven hundred years of Greek and Roman literature, the heroes of legends and myths both remained strong figures struggling through life as well as characters that also revealed the changing cultures of the ancient Mycenaean Greeks, the Golden Age of Athens and the Roman Empire. The lone figure swimming against the waves of pain and lost love remains the same in these stories, but the roles of the gods and the ability of the hero at the…

been influenced by all kinds of things such as friends, family, their environment, and sometimes even gods. Greek gods and mythology have not only impacted the Greeks, but has continued to impact society throughout time; including nations such as Rome, Egypt, and America. Among plenty of other things, the Romans have adopted art/ architecture, warfare, and religion from the Greeks. Greek and Roman architectures are similar, and sometimes people have a hard time distinguishing one from the…

nobody could separate them. You could compare them to the tragic story of Romeo and Juliet, where the Montagues and Capulets fought, again, sparked by the love of two young lovers. Back in mythological times, Zeus, the father of the gods and god of the sky and thunder, held a celebration after the recent marriage of Peleus and Themis. Every Greek god was invited, all but one, Discord, goddess of fighting. Zeus figured that fighting had no place at a wedding. The newlyweds had enough on their…

In the article “Anger And The Veil In Ancient Greek Culture” by D. L Cairns the author talks about the non-verbal expressions in ancient Greek culture with the reference of the use of veils and similar garments as the meaning of anger. The article explains the different use of gesture of veiling as a response to different things. The article discusses different scenes in ancient literature where characters showed anger or denial of visual communication. This relates to the idea that conflicts…

How do you define love? What may seem like a simple question, actually leads to one of the most confusing and conflicting issues that nearly every human faces. There is no doubt that this quandary has been around since the first humans were living together on this earth, and therefore has been milled over countless times. In fact, when this question is plugged into a web search, almost seventeen million attempts at answering this question are unveiled. Susan Gadoua and Tim Kimmel comprise two of…

(Homer). Were these the words of a heartbroken wife? Or a mistress? No, these were the words of Achilles, the protagonist of the Iliad and the hero of the Trojan War. Achilles is one of the oldest and well-known characters of all time. Scholars in antiquity and artists have fallen in love with his character, inspiring artwork and works of reimagined literature and lots of discourse. One topic of discourse that has plagued both scholars and readers alike is whether the “love” that Achilles…

appease or communicate to the gods for humans. In another Greek myth, Agamemnon sacrifices his daughter Iphigenia to appease the goddess Artemis before he sets sail for Troy. It was common for ancient religions to involve sacrifices, such as Judaism and the religion of the Mesopotamians. The Greeks believed that the smell of the burning meat would appease and please the gods, while the Israelites believed it cleansed them of sin. (89 words) The beginning of this passage foreshadows something in…