Tuesday, 7 May 2013

Perseus=فرساوس

Perseus=فرساوس


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[L, fr. Gk Perseus, son of Zeus and Danae and slayer of Medusa] : a northern constellation between Taurus and Cassiopeia

Penelope=بينيلوب

Penelope=بينيلوب


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[fr. Gk, the wife of Odysseus who remained faithful to him throughout his absence at Troy, despite having many suitors] : a girl's given name

Oedipus complex=عقدة أوديب

Oedipus complex=عقدة أوديب



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      [L, fr. Gk Oidipous, the son of Laius and Jocasta who in fulfillment of an oracle unknowingly kills his father and marries his mother] : the positive libidinal feelings of a son toward his mother and hostile or jealous feelings toward his father that may be a source of adult personality disorder when unresolved
 

odyssey=أوديسي

odyssey=أوديسي



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   [the Odyssey, epic poem attributed to Homer recounting the long wanderings of Odysseus, a king of Ithaca and Greek leader in the Trojan War who after the war wanders 10 years before reaching home] 1 : a long wandering or voyage usu. marked by many changes of fortune 2 : an intellectual or spiritual wandering or quest
 

myrmidon =المرميدوني أحد أفراد شعب تساليا

myrmidon =المرميدوني أحد أفراد شعب تساليا



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 [ME Mirmydon, L Myrmidon-, Myrmido, fr. Gk Myrmidon, a member of a legendary Thessalian people who accompanied their king Achilles in the Trojan War] : a loyal follower

 

museum=ميوزيم

museum=ميوزيم


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 [L Museum place for learned occupation, fr. Gk Mouseion, fr. neut. of Mouseios of the Muses, fr. Mousa] : an institution devoted to the procurement, care, study, and display of objects of lasting interest or value

Minoan=مينوان

Minoan=مينوان



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 [L minous of Minos, fr. Gk minoios, fr. Minos Minos, son of Zeus and mythical king of Crete] : of or relating to a Bronze Age culture of Crete (3000 BC-1100 BC)

Midas=ميداس

Midas=ميداس



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Midas touch n
[L, fr. Gk, legend of the Phrygian king Midas who is given the power to turn everything he touched into gold] : an uncanny ability for making money in every venture

 

Metis=متيس

Metis=متيس


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a Titanesse, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys and the mother of Athena by Zeus] : one of the moons of Jupiter

Melissa=ميليسا

Melissa=ميليسا


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 [fr. Gk, the sister of Amalthea who nourished the infant Zeus with honey in Greek mythology] : a girl's given name

lyceum=يسيوم

lyceum=يسيوم



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 [L Lyceum, gymnasium near Athens where Aristotle taught, fr. Gk Lykeion, fr. lykeios, epithet of Apollo] 1 : a hall for public lectures or discussions 2 : an association providing public lectures, concerts, and entertainments

Leda=ليدا

Leda=ليدا


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[fr. L, Gr.  ΛΗΔΑ   the mother of Castor and Clytemnestra by her husband Tyndareus, and of Pollux and Helen by Zeus, who was wearing the form of a swan] 1 : a satellite of the planet Jupiter 2 : a girl's given name

Iris=ايريس

Iris=ايريس



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Gk Iris, goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the gods

Hellespont=هيليسبونت

Hellespont=هيليسبونت



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ancient name of the Dardanelles, fr. Helle Helle, who, while escaping from her stepmother with her brother Phrixus, fell into this body of water and drowned] : a strait connecting the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marma


Hector=هيكتور

Hector=هيكتور


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L, fr. Gk Hektor, Trojan champion slain by Achilles]