what does hellenism mean?
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Greek Reconstructionism\nhttp://www.hellenion.org/\nhttp://www.sponde.com/\nhttp://www.elaion.org/\n\nThey attempt to honor Greek Gods in a way that reflects the ancient Greek cultures as accurately as possible in our modern world.  Like any other Pagan Reconstructionist, they are an excellent source for accurate information concerning the culture of the peoples who once worshiped their deities.
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Ancient Greece offers us a wealth in all the areas you listed. Their dramas are still pertinent to this day ie the conflict of divided loyalties as presented in Sophocles "Antigone". We can learn much about human nature by exploring the mythology created by the Greeks as they sought to explain humans and their existence. They produced beautiful as well as utilitarian structures that celebrated life. They became a spring board for the developing mythologies of the East as they endeavored to portray deities as more accessible and supportive.
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Orthodox-1. Believing in, living according to, or conforming with established or generally accepted opinions, especially in religion or morals; conventional.\n\n2. Belonging or relating to the Orthodox Church.\n\n3. Belonging or relating to the branch of Judaism which keeps to strict traditional interpretations of doctrine and scripture.\n\nHope this helps
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Chaos (derived from the Greek Χάος, Chaos) typically refers to unpredictability. The word χάος did not mean "disorder" in classical-period ancient Greece. It meant "the primal emptiness, space". It is derived from the Proto-Indo-European root ghn or ghen meaning "gape, be wide open": compare "chasm" (from Greek χάσμα), and Anglo-Saxon gānian ("yawn"), geanian, ginian ("gape wide"); see also Old Norse Ginnungagap. Due to people misunderstanding early Christian uses of the word, the meaning of the word changed to "disorder". (The Ancient Greek for "disorder" is ταραχή.). Mathematically chaos means an aperiodic deterministic behavior which is very sensitive to its initial conditions, i.e., infinitesimal perturbations of boundary conditions for a chaotic dynamic system originate finite variations of the orbit in the phase space; see chaos theory.\n\n\n\ncha·os (kā'ŏs') \nn.\nA condition or place of great disorder or confusion.\nA disorderly mass; a jumble: The desk was a chaos of papers and unopened letters.\noften Chaos The disordered state of unformed matter and infinite space supposed in some cosmogonic views to have existed before the ordered universe.\nMathematics. A dynamical system that has a sensitive dependence on its initial conditions.\nObsolete. An abyss; a chasm.
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I don't know what they meant but Greece has an awesome history and culture, so take it as a compliment, whatever their intent.
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Hell is and English word which means a hole in the ground. Like a grave. Hades translated hell means the grave.
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A greek letter..... it can mean population standard deviation. Not sure of other meanings.
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Byzantine\n\n1. \na. Of or relating to the ancient city of Byzantium.\nb. Of or relating to the Byzantine Empire.\n2. Of or belonging to the style of architecture developed from the fifth century a.d. in the Byzantine Empire, characterized especially by a central dome resting on a cube formed by four round arches and their pendentives and by the extensive use of surface decoration, especially veined marble panels, low relief carving, and colored glass mosaics.\n3. Of the painting and decorative style developed in the Byzantine Empire, characterized by formality of design, frontal stylized presentation of figures, rich use of color, especially gold, and generally religious subject matter.\n4. \na. Of the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it.\nb. Of a Uniat church that maintains the worship of the Eastern Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it.\n5. often byzantine\na. Of, relating to, or characterized by intrigue; scheming or devious: "a fine hand for Byzantine deals and cozy arrangements" New York.\nb. Highly complicated; intricate and involved: a bill to simplify the byzantine tax structure.\nn.\nA native or inhabitant of Byzantium or the Byzantine Empire.
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A religious power that rises out of Europe after the fall of Rome (and 3 of the tribes of the fallen empire are taken out) that acts as sovereign nation.\n\nJohn Wycliffe figured it out several hundred years ago; do I really need to say it?
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plato believed a nation must believe in god to be strong,a living god motivates others to control their greed or live in moderation,and the promise of spiritual immortality gives hope,and courage to face death, plato made up the myth of the metals to help maintain harmony in society because life is not fair some of us are braver or stonger or brighter than others and will attain a higher  status in life some of us have none of the above butt are born into a higher or elitee status due to parents status,to prevent rule by brute force or majority and keep power of society in the hands of the wisest or the philosopher kings in his utopia to strive for religion and faith were the only salvation so young peolpe could accept their god given stations in life instead of trying to kill the one chosen as philosopher king and taking this position away from the smarter worthy person , the politics of catholicism were derived from platos royal lies or influenced by them :the ideas of heaven hell and purgatory in their mideval form are traceable back to "the republic",the cosmology of scholasticism comes largely from "Timaeus"the doctrine of realism was an interpretation of the doctrine of ideas even the educational quadrivium (astronomy arithmetic, geometry and music)was outlined in platos works.\npeople of europe were ruled for thousands of years with this body of doctrine, this created complicitness in the masses,people readily accepted rule,contributed plentiful material or monetry support for their rulers and asked for no voice in government all merchants,soldiers,feudal cheiftains and civil powers respected the roman doctrine or religious dogma,the church became a most powerful aristocracy and organization the world has ever known\nreligion has rules that promote harmony rather than chaos in society like tou shalt not kill, some would be inclined to do so if they did not fear punishment from the law or god and burning in hell which serves a dterrent for some this control is what is was all for , the wealth and power of the church as well as its political power is evident throughout history this is why heresy is such a mortal sin it depends on blind faith, when spinoza a gret philosopher from a later era, who lived as Jesus a good christian livemeanning a nonjudgemenatal non hypocrite but a man who lived by what he believed and was a good man,when he questioned the validity of religion and suggested a more eastern idea of god meaning god is everything in everthing and not seperate from a spirit, he was excommunicated and labelled an atheist because he was dangerous to the churches power, he was encouraging young men to think for themselves and practice using critical thinking skills that is heresy and in direct conflict with the lowest most powerful form of thought that religion demands-emotive thinking better known as blind faith-power ,control,that is why it was created
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The main points behind the Orthodox churches are their emphasize on mystical experiences and their belief in ecumenicalism. The Greek Orthodox church is particularly placed by its age and influence and is often seen as a protectorate of Greek culture.
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Chaos - a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.\nReason - a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.\nScience - systematic knowledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experimentation.\nReligion - a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.\nPhilosophy - the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct.\nArt - the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance.\nEvolution - change in the gene pool of a population from generation to generation by such processes as mutation, natural selection, and genetic drift.\n\nNope. Looks like they all have different definitions to me!
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Cradle of modern civilization for a start.  Democracy as we known it is an Athenian concept.  Philosophy has its roots in ancient Greece.\n\nThe islands of Greece are geographically different, but here's an interesting story.  The Atlantis myth (fact?) emerged after the volcanic eruption of Santorini wiped out the Minoan civilization.  The island of Atlantis and its advanced civilization was wiped out in the process, so the story goes.
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I dunno.  It's all Greek to me.
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Theology is the term for the study of general religion, or mythology, depending on how its looked at.
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Greek is a language...
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I hope you weren't called that, 'cause it means in love with yourself. It's basically extreme vanity and an inflated ego.\n\nNarcissus was a mythical Greek god [or perhaps just a man, I can't remember] who fell in love with his own reflection in the smooth surface of a pond. What a freak.