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What is common between mythical creatures and common words? If you are interested in the origin of words and how some words are related to Greek mythology, this post is for you.<\/p>\n

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#1.chimera (\u03c7\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1):<\/strong>\u00a0This is the less common word of the list. \u0399t is used to mean something unreal. It Greek mythology, Chimera (\u03a7\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1) was a monster.It exhaled fire and its body was composed of different animal parts. In modern Greek, the word chimera is an allegory of unreachable goals.<\/p>\n

Example:
\n\u039f \u0393\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03cd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1 \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03b3\u03af\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b4\u03ae\u03bc\u03b1\u03c1\u03c7\u03bf\u03c2. \u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03ad \u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03c5\u03bd\u03b7\u03b3\u03ac\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c7\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2.
\nYannis still believes that one day he will be mayor. He will never stop chasing chimeras (i.e. having unreal goals)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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#2.erotic (\u03b5\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2, \u03b5\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae, \u03b5\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc):<\/strong> it comes from Eros (\u0388\u03c1\u03c9\u03c2). In Hesiod’s Theogony, Eros was one of the three primary gods. He did not have offsprings but he united other gods.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/span>
\n\u039a\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1 \u03bf \u0392\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03bb\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b3\u03c1\u03ac\u03c6\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u0397\u03bb\u03ad\u03ba\u03c4\u03c1\u03b1 \u03b5\u03c1\u03c9\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac email .
\nEveryday Vasilis writes Electra love emails.<\/p>\n

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#3.aphrodisiac (\u03b1\u03c6\u03c1\u03bf\u03b4\u03b9\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2, \u03b1\u03c6\u03c1\u03bf\u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03ae, \u03b1\u03c6\u03c1\u03bf\u03b4\u03b9\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03cc):<\/strong> Aphrodite (\u0391\u03c6\u03c1\u03bf\u03b4\u03af\u03c4\u03b7) was the goddess of love.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/span>
\n\u03a0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03af \u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03cd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03cc\u03c4\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03bf\u03c3\u03c7\u03bf\u03ba\u03ac\u03c1\u03c5\u03b4\u03bf \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b1\u03c6\u03c1\u03bf\u03b4\u03b9\u03c3\u03b9\u03b1\u03ba\u03cc.
\nMany people believe that nutmeg id aphrodisiac.<\/p>\n

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#4.chaos (\u03c7\u03ac\u03bf\u03c2):<\/strong> In Hesiod’s Theogony, Chaos (\u03a7\u03ac\u03bf\u03c2) was one of the three primary gods. The other two were Gaea (\u0393\u03b1\u03af\u03b1) and Eros (\u0388\u03c1\u03c9\u03c2).In modern Greek, the word \u03c7\u03ac\u03bf\u03c2 is used to mean disorder.We also use the adjective \u03c7\u03b1\u03bf\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 (chaotic).<\/p>\n

Example:<\/span>
\n\u0397 \u03a5\u03b2\u03cc\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03cd \u03b1\u03ba\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c4\u03b7. \u03a3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5\u03bb\u03ac\u03c0\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03af \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c7\u03ac\u03bf\u03c2.
\nYvone is very messy. In her closet, chaos prevails (literally translated)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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#4.panic (\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2):<\/strong> from the mythical god Pan (\u03a0\u03b1\u03bd).
\nPan was connected to fauna.He had the legs and horns of a goat and resided in mountains, forests and caves. He was very noisy and created uncontrollable fear. This is were the word panic (\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2) derives from.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/span>
\n\u03a3\u03b5 \u03c4\u03ad\u03c4\u03bf\u03b9\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03b3\u03bc\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03c8\u03cd\u03c7\u03c1\u03b1\u03b9\u03bc\u03bf\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b7 \u03bc\u03b1\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2.
\nIn such moments we have to stay calm and not to panic.<\/p>\n

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#5.titanic (\u03c4\u03b9\u03c4\u03ac\u03bd\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2):<\/strong> \u03a4he Titans (\u03a4\u03b9\u03c4\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2) were second generation deities born by Uranus (Sky,\u039f\u03c5\u03c1\u03b1\u03bd\u03cc\u03c2 ) and Gaea (Earth, \u0393\u03b7).They had a battle (Titanomachy, \u03a4\u03b9\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03c7\u03af\u03b1) with the Olympian gods and were defeated. In modern Greek, the word \u03c4\u03b9\u03c4\u03ac\u03bd\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 (titanic) is used to mean huge.<\/p>\n

Example:<\/span>
\n\u039f\u03b9 \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf\u03af \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd \u03c4\u03b9\u03c4\u03ac\u03bd\u03b9\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c3\u03c0\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5\u03b9\u03b5\u03c2 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03ae\u03c3\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 \u03b6\u03c9\u03ae.
\nThe doctors made huge efforts to keep him alive.<\/p>\n

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What is common between mythical creatures and common words? If you are interested in the origin of words and how some words are related to Greek mythology, this post is for you.   #1.chimera (\u03c7\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1):\u00a0This is the less common word of the list. \u0399t is used to mean something unreal. It Greek mythology, Chimera (\u03a7\u03af\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03b1)…<\/p>\n

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