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Plato's birth name, Aristocles (Ἀριστοκλῆς), [7] contains kleos as a suffix in the -kles form present in some masculine given names in Ancient Greece (some other notable examples include Heracles and Pericles); combined with the morpheme the former half of the name comprises, aristos, the meaning of the name on the whole translates roughly to "great reputation".
Geras as embodied in humans represented a virtue: the more gēras a man acquired, the more kleos (fame) and arete (excellence and courage) he was considered to have. In ancient Greek literature , the related word géras (γέρας) can also carry the meaning of influence, authority or power; especially that derived from fame, good looks and ...
Akin to kleos is timē (τιμή, "respect, honor"), the concept denoting the respectability an honorable man accrues with accomplishment (cultural, political, martial), per his station in life. In Book I, the Achaean troubles begin with King Agamemnon's dishonorable, unkingly behavior—first, by threatening the priest Chryses (1.11), then, by ...
Tyson and Paul's records are worlds, and years, apart. Tyson made his professional debut in 1985, 12 years before Paul was born. Over a 20-year career, Tyson won 50 fights, losing just six with 44 ...
In Greek mythology, the Titanomachy (/ ˌ t aɪ t ə ˈ n ɒ m ə k i /; Ancient Greek: Τιτανομαχία, romanized: Titanomakhía, lit. 'Titan-battle', Latin: Titanomachia) was a ten-year [1] series of battles fought in Ancient Thessaly, consisting of most of the Titans (the older generation of gods, based on Mount Othrys) fighting against the Olympians (the younger generations, who ...
Swift ended the first U.S. leg of the tour in Los Angeles on Aug. 9, 2023, by announcing the release of 1989 (Taylor’s Version), which dropped on Oct. 27, 2023 — nine years to the date after ...
If you pause the Eras Tour movie at the right time during the "22" hat pass off to Kobe Bryant's daughter, Bianka, you can spot him in the corner. The LA-based photographer and videographer said a ...
Croesus, concerned about his legacy over the kingdom, takes the time to ask Solon who he found to be the happiest person in the world. Upon his reply, Solon names three separate people. The first being Tellus, the second and third being the brothers known as Kleobis and Biton. When hearing about this news, Croesus was confused as to why he was ...