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- Macrocosm/microcosm is a Greek compound of μακρο- "Macro ... throughout the history of thought from ancient times through the renaissance ...11 KB (1,612 words) - 17:28, 9 November 2022
- Cyrene (Greek Κυρήνη, Kurene) was an ancient Greek colony in ... the same history that befell much of the ancient world: one empire conquering ...13 KB (1,919 words) - 18:50, 12 May 2020
- to enter university. Deriving from the Greek idea of a school for both ... The word γυμνάσιον (gymnasion) was used in Ancient Greece ...14 KB (2,013 words) - 07:46, 10 January 2024
- Eratosthenes (Greek Ἐρατοσθένης ; 276 B.C.E. – 194 B.C.E.) was a Greek mathematician, geographer ...10 KB (1,516 words) - 19:18, 13 February 2024
- In Greek mythology, the Gorgons were three vicious female mythical ... The word Gorgon comes from the Greek word γογύς which roughly ...11 KB (1,816 words) - 04:21, 24 May 2024
- Necromancy (Greek: νεκρομαντία, nekromantía) is a form ... === Ancient necromancy === The act of necromancy was widespread in ...13 KB (1,977 words) - 16:08, 11 November 2022
- Kenosis (from the Greek κένωσις: meaning "emptying" ... The ancient Greek word κένωσις kénōsis means an "emptying ...8 KB (1,167 words) - 05:23, 5 June 2024
- In linguistics, syntax (The word originates from the Greek words συν ... goes back in the Western tradition to the Greek grammarian Dionysios Thrax ...11 KB (1,479 words) - 01:58, 27 February 2023
- In Greek mythology, Lamia was a Queen of Libya who became a child ... Lamia's name derives from the Greek word Laimos ("gullet ...10 KB (1,536 words) - 20:54, 22 October 2022
- In Greek mythology, the centaurs (Greek: Κένταυροι) are a ... and generally uncultured, even in Greek mythology a well-known centaur ...9 KB (1,330 words) - 23:50, 3 December 2023
- The word "marble" derives from the Greek marmaros, meaning ... As the favorite medium for Greek and Roman sculptors and architects ...8 KB (1,153 words) - 03:03, 6 November 2022
- is first known to have been used in ancient Egypt (at least as far back ... The study of ancient literature, correspondence, legal archives, and ...12 KB (1,870 words) - 07:37, 18 November 2022
- Neptune was appropriated from the Greek tradition, and became analogous ... of cross-cultural assimilation in the ancient world where a great deal ...9 KB (1,493 words) - 16:21, 11 November 2022
- inscriptions, and carvings. First used in Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece ... regarding the lives of those who lived in ancient times. Often decorated with ...12 KB (1,915 words) - 02:26, 21 April 2023
- The term traces to the Ancient Greek word entelecheia, from the combination of the Greek words enteles (complete), telos (end, purpose, completion ...6 KB (836 words) - 18:57, 13 February 2024
- Eclecticism (from Greek eklektikos, “selective,” or “choosing ... century B.C.E. to refer to a group of ancient philosophers, including ...12 KB (1,821 words) - 18:01, 12 February 2024
- The name “Lyceum” comes from a gymnasium near Athens in ancient ... ==Ancient Greek Lyceum (word origins)== The Lyceum (Λύκειον ...14 KB (2,070 words) - 03:09, 5 November 2022
- In Greek mythology, a nymph, from the Latin word nympha, is any member ... Worshiped by the ancient Greeks and said to come from the earth, they ...13 KB (2,065 words) - 19:37, 17 November 2022
- Thales (in Greek: Θαλης) of Miletus (ca. 624 – 546 b.c.e.) ... Contrary to polytheistic Greek mythology, which ascribed social and ...7 KB (978 words) - 15:05, 30 April 2023
- figures, Saturn was appropriated from the Greek tradition, and his mythology ... clear. While numerous authors both ancient and modern have suggested ...11 KB (1,785 words) - 17:00, 23 December 2022
