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Storge (/ ˈ s t ɔːr ɡ i / STOR-gee; [1] from Ancient Greek στοργή (storgḗ) 'love, affection'), [2] or familial love, refers to natural or instinctual affection, [1] [3] such as the love of a parent towards offspring and vice versa. In social psychology, another term for love between good friends is philia. [3]
The ancient Greeks came up with seven different words for the types of love. Experts break down what they mean and how to foster the types of love in your life.
Storge (στοργή, storgē) means "love, affection" and "especially of parents and children". [10] It is the common or natural empathy, like that felt by parents for offspring. [ 11 ] It is rarely used in ancient works, almost exclusively to describe family relationships.
The colour wheel theory of love is an idea created by the Canadian psychologist John Alan Lee that describes six love [1] styles, using several Latin and Greek words for love. First introduced in his book Colours of Love: An Exploration of the Ways of Loving (1973), Lee defines three primary, three secondary, and nine tertiary love styles ...
How to apply the Ancient Greeks' eight words for 'love' to your life.
“Family ties mean that no matter how much you might want to run from your family, you can’t.” — Anonymous “As a child my family’s menu consisted of two choices: take it or leave it.”
As Gerard Hughes points out, in Books VIII and IX of his Nicomachean Ethics Aristotle gives examples of philia including: . young lovers (1156b2), lifelong friends (1156b12), cities with one another (1157a26), political or business contacts (1158a28), parents and children (1158b20), fellow-voyagers and fellow-soldiers (1159b28), members of the same religious society (1160a19), or of the same ...
The Good News: Love is a connector as powerful as family. When you love a friend, God, or a co-worker, they become your chosen family. Woman's Day/Getty Images. 1 Peter 4:8-9