Greek Terms
Agave experiences it when she says, “I see the direst woe that eye may see!”
ANAGNORISIS
They can be ascending, antithetical, synonymous, or Janus.
PARALLELISMS
This man was the chief mind behind the rise of the Athenian Empire; he always wore a helmet to hide his pointy head.
PERICLES
They strike the horses of Achilles dumb, and also are blamed by Agamemnon for making him crazy enough to offend Achilles.
The FURIES
Socrates uses the example of ships’ steersmen and shepherds to refute this definition of justice put forth by Thrasymachus.
The INTEREST OF THE STRONGER
It’s the third of the five forms of government discussed by Socrates in the Republic, and it means “rule of the few.”
OLIGARCHY
This is the term for psalms like 25, in which each verse starts with a different sequential letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
ACROSTIC Psalms
Athens was connected to its port at the Piraeus by these.
The LONG WALLS
Glaucus tells Diomedes that he is the grandson of this hero who killed the Chimera and flew on Pegasus.
BELLEROPHON
Socrates says that the true philosophers will study this subject “by problems, like geometry” and will “let the things in the heavens go.”
ASTRONOMY
English word derived from the Greek meaning “leader,” refers to a political power like that exercised by Athens over the Delian League or the United States over NATO.
HEGEMONIC
This word occurs 74 times in the Hebrew Bible and is of unknown meaning; it might indicate a pause or a musical interlude.
SELAH
The war ended in 404 BC when the Spartans burned the Athenian fleet at this battle.
AEGOSPOTAMI
Agamemnon says that Zeus threw this minor goddess off Mount Olympus, and that is why she is down here causing trouble for mortals like him.
RUIN
DAILY DOUBLE
It’s the second-best form of government after aristocracy, according to Socrates, and it means “rule of the honorable.”
This Greek word for “happiness” is an example of something desired for its own sake.
EUDAIMONIA
All the techniques of Hebrew poetry can also be found in this sister language used in the Epic of Gilgamesh.
AKKADIAN
Thucydides had it himself, so he can tell you how bad it was.
The PLAGUE
In Phoenix’s story, the Curetes were besieging Calydon, which was defended by this hero. He was married to Cleopatra.
MELEAGER
Children born in Socrates’ imaginary ideal state are kept in this.
Horsemanship, cooking, and sculpting are examples of this Greek word meaning “skill,” a frequent analogy used by Socrates.
TECHNE
Psalm 72 is an example of this type of Psalm. (Yes, you can open your Bibles.)
ROYAL
This man was a pupil of Socrates who got himself appointed as general of the Athenian invasion of Sicily before defecting to Sparta.
ALCIBIADES
The Spartae were men who grew from dragon’s teeth sown in the ground by this founder of Thebes.
CADMUS
These are the two subjects that make up the curriculum of the guardians’ education
MUSIC and GYMNASTIC