May 2012
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ἄπειρον
victoriousvocabulary:
APEIRON
[noun/adjective]
(ἄπειρον) a Greek word meaning unlimited, infinite or indefinite from ἀ- a-, “without” and πεῖραρ peirar, “end, limit”.
The apeiron is central to the cosmological theory created by Anaximander in the 6th century BC. From the few remaining fragments of his work, it seems that he believed the beginning or ultimate reality (arche) is eternal and...
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Nyx
NYX
[noun]
Greek mythology: Nyx (Νύξ, “night”), Nox in Roman translation is the deity of the night. A shadowy figure, Nyx stood at or near the beginning of creation, and was the mother of personified gods such as Hypnos (sleep) and Thánatos (death). Her appearances in mythology are sparse, but reveal her as a figure of exceptional power and beauty. She is found in the shadows of the world and...
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ἕνωσις
HENOSIS
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(Ancient Greek: ἕνωσις) the word for “oneness,” “union,” or “unity” in classical Greek, and is spelled identically in modern Greek where “Enosis” is particularly connected with the modern political “Unity” movement to unify Greece and Cyprus. In Platonism, and especially Neoplatonism, the goal of Henosis “unity, oneness” is union with what is fundamental in reality: the One (Τὸ...
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