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In Ancient Greek mythology, Olethros / ˈ ɒ l ɪ ˌ θ r ɒ s / (Greek: ὄλεθρος) was the Greek concept or personification [citation needed] of "havoc" or "ruin". Olethros translates roughly in ancient Greek to "destruction", but often with a positive connotation, as in the destruction required for and preceding renewal.
This article provides a list of definitions of the term pogrom. The term originated as a loanword from the Russian verb громи́ть ( Russian pronunciation: [ɡrɐˈmʲitʲ] ), meaning "to destroy, to wreak havoc, to demolish violently". [ 1 ]
The English word derives from the French word saboter, meaning to "bungle, botch, wreck or sabotage"; it was originally used to refer to labour disputes, in which workers wearing wooden shoes called sabots interrupted production through different means.
In a literal reading, "dogs" are the familiar animals, trained for warfare; "havoc" is a military order permitting the seizure of spoil after a victory; and "let slip" is to release from the leash. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Shakespeare's source for Julius Caesar was The Life of Marcus Brutus from Plutarch 's Lives , and the concept of the war dog ...
The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, A.D. 70, by David Roberts (1850), shows the city burning. Early thermal weapons, which used heat or burning action to destroy or damage enemy personnel, fortifications or territories, were employed in warfare during the classical and medieval periods (approximately the 8th century BC until the mid-16th century AD).
After such uses, the term abounded for centuries in journalese, such as reporting "rioting and mayhem", which readers misunderstood as meaning "havoc, chaos or pandemonium", and started the usual modern use of the word "mayhem". There is also the term "general mayhem" which involves a lot of anti-social activities happening.
Havoc, alias Carmine, a character in the Japanese anime television series Darker than Black; General Havoc, a villain in the Power Rangers Turbo television series; Jean Havoc, a character in the manga and anime series Fullmetal Alchemist; Havok (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero; Lord Havok, a DC Comics supervillain
Emergency wreck buoy, a navigation mark warning of a new wreck. Rambling Wreck, a car that leads the Georgia Tech football team onto the field prior to every game in Bobby Dodd Stadium; Receiver of Wreck, an official of the British government whose main task is to process incoming reports of wreck; Reck (disambiguation) "Wreck Of The Hesperus"