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Eros

2007-02-03 08:37:18 · answer #1 · answered by myangel_101211 7 · 0 1

Well, there were many different Greek city states in antiquity, with different history and different dialect, but this does not mean they could not understand each other. Of course they could (but linguists will have a better explanation for these matters). The difficult point is to find an appropriate word for each word you give. All of the ancient greek words for them exist in modern greek, but the meaning is not (exactly) the same anymore, and there are distinct words for different types of the same thing, like love, as mentioned by Lyyman.
Physical beauty is described mostly by
Κάλλος (cuh-lohs -calligraphy=beautiful writing).
Art is
Καλλιτεχνία (cuh-lee-teh-Hnee- uh, h as in horse, beautiful practice)
Τέχνη (teh -hnee, from the verb τίκτω=bear, so
Τέχνη is giving birth, practicing, it is more related to art-ifacts and art-isans)
Clothes
Ενδύματα (ehn-thee-muh-tuh)
Love
Φιλότης (phee-loh-tis, philo-sophy) -general sense (liking)
Φιλία (phee-lee-uh, same root as above)
Έρως (ehros) -when you are in love with someone
Αγάπη (agapee) -though it existed as a word it gained great importance when Christianism begun to rise]
Courage
Θάρρος (thuh-rohs)
[not sure about its use either. Παρρησία is the courage to speak out, it literally means all-saying]

2007-02-02 09:21:02 · answer #2 · answered by supersonic332003 7 · 1 0

Names like that are very uncommon. i might want to fulfill somebody with an historical greek god's call! and that i'm particular different human beings might like it too. My call is Portia, named after a character from a Shakespear play called The provider provider of Venice. whilst some human beings think of i'm named after a automobile, different human beings with an training that be attentive to what it ability, like it. uncommon names are surprising! Greek god's names are alluring. =]

2016-11-01 22:43:58 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

The Greeks word for love in the aesthetic sense was agape. There were other words for sexual love and love of mankind. There was not one form of Greek so there can be many answers to your question.
To phrase it better, there were over 1500 city states that considered themselves Greek. They had many variations in language. It was not just Athens and Sparta.

2007-01-30 16:14:43 · answer #4 · answered by lyyman 5 · 2 0

Eros

2007-01-30 16:12:36 · answer #5 · answered by Haven17 5 · 0 0

mike drazen

2007-01-30 16:34:08 · answer #6 · answered by MiKe Drazen 4 · 0 1

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