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Potnia (treehopper)
Potnia is an Ancient Greek word for "Mistress, Lady" and a title of a goddess. The word was inherited by Ancient Greek, Classical Greek from Mycenean Greek with the same meaning and it was applied to several goddesses. A similar word is the title Despoina, "the mistress", which was given to the nameless chthonic goddess of the mysteries of Regions of ancient Greece#Arcadia, Arcadian cult. She was later conflated with Persephone, Kore (Persephone), "the maiden", the goddess of the Eleusinian Mysteries, in a life-death rebirth cycle which leads the neophyte from death into life and immortality. Karl Kerenyi identifies Kore with the nameless "Mistress of the labyrinth", who probably presided over the palace of Knossos in Minoan Crete. Etymology Potnia (Greek language, Greek: , "mistress") is a poetic title of honour, used chiefly in addressing females, whether goddesses or women; its masculine analogue is ''posis'' (). Its hypothetical Proto-Indo-European (PIE) form ''*'', "mist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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''Lady'' is a term for a woman who behaves in a Politeness, polite way. Once used to describe only women of a high social class or status, the female counterpart of lord, now it may refer to any adult woman, as gentleman can be used for men. "Lady" is also a formal British aristocracy, title in the United Kingdom. "Lady" is used before the family name or Peerage of the United Kingdom, peerage of a woman with a title of nobility or honorary title ''suo jure'' (in her own right), such as female members of the Order of the Garter and Order of the Thistle, or the wife of a lord, a baronet, Scottish Scottish feudal lordship, feudal baron, laird, or a knight, and also before the first name of the daughter of a duke, marquess, or earl. Etymology The word comes from Old English language, Old English '; the first part of the word is a mutated form of ', "loaf, bread", also seen in the corresponding ', "lord". The second part is usually taken to be from the root ''dig-'', "to knead", s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
