Showing posts with label thalamos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label thalamos. Show all posts

Friday, 12 October 2012


 Theta Words Two

θείνω strike dash
θεία aunt and θεῖος uncle Note the accent and that this refers to to a relative on either side of the side unlike Latin which has separate words to indicate if the relative is on the father's or mother's side of a family.
θέλγω enchant charm use magic spell bind cheat
θελκτήρ or θέλκτωρ charmer enchanter θέλκτρον θελκτήριον spell enchantment charm
θέμις the goddess of Justice and Law Note θεσμός
- θεν suffix added to nouns to show Motion FROM a Place
Θερμός heat warmth hot warm boiling
θέτις Sea goddess Nereid mother of Achilles wife of Peleus daughter of Oceanus
θέω run race fly and of things circular like a rim
θεωρέω look AT view behold observe be a spectator contemplate consider

Tuesday, 9 October 2012

Theta Words One


 Theta Words One

θᾶκος ὁ seat chair θᾱκέω to sit take a seat but θάσσω is to sit but to sit idly lounge about?
θάλαμος inner chamber bedroom dwelling lair den θαλάμιος belonging to the chamber
θάλασσα the sea Attic θάλαττα
θάλλω bloom flourish shoot grow sell be rich abundant prosper
so Θάλεια the Muse of Comedy
θάμνος a bush or shrub
θαρσέω Attic θαρρέω be courageous confident positive note also verb θαρσύνω
θάρσος or θράσος Attic θάρρος τό courage boldness confidence
θάσος an island
θάσσων however is the COMPARATIVE form of ταχύς to be quicker faster swifter
θαῦμα wonder marvel surprise astonishment note also Ionic θῶμα Verb θαυμάζω
Note the similar Verbs θάομαι wonder at admire gaze upon look at see and θεάομαι
so θέᾱτρον a theatre is a place for viewing