Are we aware of the effects of Greek mythology, which has countless gods and stories, on our daily lives? Today we’re going to show you some of the words we use every day, derived from Greek mythology.
Mythologies always remind us of epic stories. There are many mythologies involving gods, each serving a different purpose. In the past some mythologies, which are people’s religious beliefs, Nowadays, it is the subject of books, movies and theater plays. Although we, living in modern times, know these mythological stories as religions believed many years before us, we are actually much closer to these mythologies than we think, with the words we use in our daily lives.
Greek mythology, one of the most popular among them, has added many words to our lives, even if we are not aware of it. Many words in Greek mythology have evolved over time into words we use in daily life. Today we will look at where many words based on Greek mythology, such as “hygiene, hypnosis, typhoon,” actually came from.
Words we use in daily life evolved from Greek mythology
Hypnos (god of sleep) – Hypnosis
Typhon (Volcano god) – Typhoon, Flood
Pan (God of Country) – Panic
Pan suddenly appeared in front of people in the countryside and frightened them. For this reason, it inspired the word “panic”.
Nike (God of glory who runs very fast) – Shoe brand Nike
Eros (God of love and sex) – Erotic, erogenous, erotomania…
Phantasos (Dream god) – Fantasy
Adonis (mortal with whom Aphrodite fell in love) – Adonis muscle
Morpheus (Dream god) – Morphine (Morphium)
Europe (The lover of Zeus who was kidnapped to the European continent)
Phobetor (Nightmare god) – Phobia
Chronos (God of Time) – stopwatch, chronicle, chronology
Narcissus (character punished by the gods for falling in love) – Narcissus, narcissism, narcissism
Hygieia (Health goddess) – Hygiene
Nectar (The drink that immortalizes the gods) – Nectar
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