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Aidos or Aedos (/ ˈ iː d ɒ s /; [1] Greek: Αἰδώς, pronounced [ai̯dɔ̌ːs]) was the Greek goddess of shame, modesty, respect, and humility. [2] Aidos, as a quality, was that feeling of reverence or shame which restrains men from wrong.
Humility is the quality of being humble. [1] The Oxford Dictionary, in its 1998 edition, describes humility as low self-regard and a sense of unworthiness. [ 2 ] However, humility involves having an accurate opinion of oneself and expressing oneself modestly as situations demand, with clear goal orientation, openness, broad-mindedness, and a ...
Meek in the Greek literature of the period most often meant gentle or soft. Nolland writes that a more accurate interpretation for this verse is powerless . [ 5 ] Clarke notes how important and revolutionary this elevation of meekness was in the Mediterranean societies of the time that placed enormous stock in honor and status. [ 6 ]
The Greek word προσκύνησις is derived from the verb προσκυνέω, proskyneo, itself formed from the compound words πρός, pros (towards) and κυνέω, kyneo ([I] kiss). [3] It describes an attitude of humbling, submission, or worship adoration – particularly towards a sovereign ruler, God or the gods.
Dionysius Exiguus (Latin for "Dionysius the Humble"; [a] Greek: Διονύσιος; c. 470 – c. 544) was a 6th-century Eastern Roman monk born in Scythia Minor.He was a member of a community of Scythian monks concentrated in Tomis (present-day Constanța, Romania), the major city of Scythia Minor.
In the 1700s, a young botanist scandalized some by discussing “birds and bees” of pollination, and awarding Latin names to plants and animals.
He placed an arrow on his bow and shot it into the sky, praying to the deities to grant him vengeance on the Athenians. He then ordered one of his servants to say three times a day the above phrase in order to remind him that he should punish the Athenians. [10] διαίρει καὶ βασίλευε diaírei kaì basíleue "divide and rule"
If you have, say, $200,000 in home equity, you'd have to sell your home in order to cash some of that out -- or you'd have to take on debt, perhaps via a home equity loan. Meanwhile, your car's ...