Episode 213: Theme

Your Greek Word On A Sunday

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Τίθημι (tithimi) is an ancient greek verb meaning 'I put in the right place, I position correctly'. Among the Titans that survived the ancient war against the Olympian gods, was Themis. The goddess we all know holding a scale and a sword and has a blindfold. The goddess of justice. She sets the laws and although many think that she can't see, that's not why she has a blindfold. Themis was an oracle herself so the blindfold is there to remind us that she can see, regardless. She built the temple of Delphi, the most famous oracle temple in ancient Greece and she was the second wife of Zeus. Her children were Δίκη (diki) /Trial, Ειρήνη (Irene)/Peace, Μοίρες (Mires)/The Fates, Ωρες (ores)/The Hours and Ευνομία (Evnomia)/Law. Her name has come a long and wide way. In modern Greek the noun means 'the subject matter', in English it came in the 14th century through the usual route, Latin and French and means exactly the same. ΘΕΜΑ/THEME

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