{"id":1308,"date":"2014-02-05T22:21:52","date_gmt":"2014-02-05T22:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=1308"},"modified":"2014-02-05T22:21:52","modified_gmt":"2014-02-05T22:21:52","slug":"enceladus-strikes-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/enceladus-strikes-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Enceladus strikes again"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Enceladus Basin in Versailles
By Wally Gobetz@flickr<\/p><\/div>\n

The last few days everyone in Greece talks about the earthquake that striked Cephalonia<\/a> twice in a week. According to scientists, earthquakes happen because two blocks of the earth slip past one another.\u00a0 Many years ago, the\u00a0 ancient Greeks gave their own interpreting which is far more poetic and scary.
\nThe story goes that in the Antiquity there was an epic\u00a0 battle between the Olympian gods and the\u00a0 Giants. It\u2019s the eternal fight between Good and Evil.\u00a0 The battle is known as \u0393\u03b9\u03b3\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03c7\u03af\u03b1<\/em> (Gigantomahia, Gigantomachy ) and was narrated by \u0397\u03c3\u03af\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2<\/em><\/a> (Isiodos, Hesiod).\u00a0 \u0395\u03b3\u03ba\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2 (Encelados, Enceladus), sun of \u0393\u03b1\u03af\u03b1<\/em> (Gaia, earth)\u00a0 was one of the giants who attacked the gods and was wounded. There are many versions of this story and the most popular is that he was killed by godess \u0391\u03b8\u03b7\u03bd\u03ac<\/em> (Athena) and was buried under Mount Etna in Sicily. His breath and sigh are the causes of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. One of Enceladus\u2019 brothers was \u03a4\u03c5\u03c6\u03ce\u03bd<\/em> (Tifon, Typhon).
\nGreece has\u00a0 always been hit by earthquakes and as people did not have the knowledge to explain this phenomenon, they related it to a mythical creature. I have experienced the effects of a strong earthquake twice in my life and I know that myths have nothing to do with reality. However, every time I see videos and photos of people crying for the loss of their loved ones\u00a0 and for the damage of their property,\u00a0 I keep thinking that myths were created for a reason and that every myth contains a dose of truth.<\/p>\n

Vocabulary<\/strong>
\n1. \u0395\u03b3\u03ba\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong> (Engelados): Enceladus<\/p>\n

\u039f \u0395\u03b3\u03ba\u03ad\u03bb\u03b1\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong>\u00a0 \u03c7\u03c4\u03cd\u03c0\u03b7\u03c3\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03af \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b5\u03cd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b7 \u03c6\u03bf\u03c1<\/em>\u03ac.
\nO Engelados\u00a0 htipise to nisi gia defteri fora.
\nEnceladus hit the island for the second time.<\/p>\n

2. \u039f \u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2<\/strong> (o sismos): the earthquake
\n\u03a4\u03bf \u03c3\u03c0\u03af\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03c1\u03ac\u03c6\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc<\/strong>.<\/em>
\nTo spiti tous katastrafike apo to sismo.
\nTheir house was damaged by the earthquake.<\/p>\n

3. \u03a3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc\u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03ba\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2, \u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc\u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03ba\u03c4\u03b7, \u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc\u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03ba\u03c4\u03bf<\/strong> (sismopliktos, sismoplikti, sismoplikto): a person or area hit by an earthquake<\/p>\n

\u0397 \u039a\u03b5\u03c6\u03b1\u03bb\u03bf\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac \u03ba\u03b7\u03c1\u03cd\u03c3\u03c3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc\u03c0\u03bb\u03b7\u03ba\u03c4\u03b7<\/em> \u03c0\u03b5\u03c1\u03b9\u03bf\u03c7\u03ae.<\/strong>
\nI Kefalonia kirisete sismoplikti periohi.
\nCephalonia is declared an earthquake stricken area.<\/p>\n

4. \u03a3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03bb\u03cc\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong> (sismologos, seismologist)
\n\u039f\u03b9 \u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03bf\u03bb\u03cc\u03b3\u03bf\u03b9<\/strong> \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03b5\u03b9\u03b4\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03af\u03b7\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03b9\u03b8\u03b1\u03bd\u03cc\u03c4\u03b7\u03c4\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03ce\u03bd.<\/em>
\nI sismologi proidopiisan gia tin pitahnotita metasismon.
\nSeismologists warned of the possibility of aftershocks.<\/p>\n

5. \u039a\u03bb\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03a1\u03af\u03c7\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1<\/strong> (klimaka Richter): Richter scale
\n\u03a3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c3\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2 \u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u03ad\u03b8\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 6 \u03b2\u03b1\u03b8\u03bc\u03ce\u03bd \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ba\u03bb\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03c2 \u03a1\u03af\u03c7\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1<\/strong> \u03c3\u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u03b9\u03ce\u03b8\u03b7\u03ba\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0399\u03bd\u03b4\u03bf\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03af\u03b1.<\/em>
\nSismos megethous exi vathmon tis klimakas Richter simiothike stin Indonisia.
\nAn earthquake measuring 6 degrees of the Richter scale occurred in Indonesia.
\nSources:
\nhttp:\/\/earthquake.usgs.gov\/learn\/kids\/eqscience.php
\nhttp:\/\/proteus.brown.edu\/greekpast\/4816<\/p>\n

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