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Ancient Greek

Words for king in Sanskrit, Greek and Old English

    The common word for king is राजा (rājā) in Sanskrit, βασιλευς (basileus)...

Immortals and their ambrosia

    In Greek literature the gods are known as the ἄμβροτοι...

The wings of man's mind

  What ancient Greek and Sanskrit can tell us about our thinking...

Maiden Dawn

  Both in the Vedic hymns and in the Homeric poems dawn...

Nestor's cup

    Νέστορος [εἰμὶ] εὔποτ[ον] ποτήριο[ν]· ὃς δ’ ἂν τοῦδε π[ίησι] ποτηρί[ου]...

Amazons are A-mazons

  The word amazon is of Greek origin and is not a really...