The weird lottery of fate unravelled
According to Greek mythology the fate of each and every individual is determined...
Stars: seeds of the gods
English star, German Stern, Italian and Latin stella, Greek αστηρ (astēr) and Hindi तारा (tārā), all...
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...
विद्यार्थी (vidyārthī) and अध्यापक (adhyāpaka) = student and teacher ... or not?
To students who are new to Hindi, terms such as विद्यार्थी...
Valhalla and Valkyries
In Norse myth valhöll (the Old Norse term for valhalla) is the hall...
Kith and kin
Both words in the phrase kith and kin are of Old English origin. Kith is...
Breaking bread
Copain in French means mate. The word consists of co-, meaning together (as in...
Amazons are A-mazons
The word amazon is of Greek origin and is not a really...