12 October 2007

argurotoxos: Midnighter holding balloons, waiting for his husband (Default)
I found these lists while looking for a Greek dictionary in the university library; the book they're from is called Greek Forms of Address: From Herodotus to Lucian by Eleanor Dickey (Clarendon Press, 1996). The ancient Greek, the Roman transliteration, and the English translation are all given. Any mistakes are mine.

Friendship terms. )

Insult terms. )


In addition to interest and potential use, friendship and insult addresses are particularly fascinating in that they can also reveal what a society does and does not value.

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argurotoxos: Midnighter holding balloons, waiting for his husband (Default)
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