Terminal
Why all the seemingly different meanings for this word?
Look at it etymologically and you realize they are not different at all.
Why all the seemingly different meanings for this word?
Look at it etymologically and you realize they are not different at all.
Thanks for the investigation of the word terminal.
A related Roman god may be Pluto, the god of death, who I’m sure had a hand in fixing those nasty boundary stone movers. Funny that would be the name for Mickey Mouse’s dog.
Well, one of the more specialised Roman goddesses I know of was Cardea (known as Carna as a nymph) who was the goddess of door hinges!
(Apparently this was a very important function, she was seen as the one who protected children from vampires and witches!)
If Niagara falls, what does Viagra do?
Well, if I recall, Priapus is the god of male genitals.
maybe the gods themselves have a god
maybe they’re not telling to hog all the fame
Hello my dear teacher
I just wanted to say that terminal is also used in order to refer to the command line interpreter in operative systems from where you can practically do anything to your computer, even terminate it :p
greetings from mx, i’ve been watching you for a while but this is my first comment.
take good care and see you around.
bybye.
terminal and god, just made me think of Nietzsche and The Kids In The Hall
Sorry, I never paid too much attention to all the greek & roman gods in school, thought they reminded me of badly behaved hollywood stars with way to much time on their hands. But I did find the philosophers a little more interesting, especially the obscure ones.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnodPfR1X2U&NR=1
Dionysus or Dionysos. He was the god of wine and inspired madness. He represents not only the intoxicating power of wine,but also its social and beneficial influences.
He was also known as Bacchus, and the frenzy he induces. Known as a liberator, freeing one from one’s normal self. The mission was to bring an end to care and worry.
In Greek mythology, Dionysus is made to be a son of Zeus and Semele; other versions of the myth contend that he is a son of Zeus and Persephone. He is described as being womanly or “man-womanish”.
seems like roman goddesses are less interesting than celtic ones.
for all those who get offended easily: use this link.
Goth for dummies.
the benefit of being one.
now, in my hometown, we have the “world’s largest festival for ‘dark culture’ “. quite right. at that time of the year, the whole city’s black.
well, kinda. check it out.
Aloha Marina!!
I love your videos, they really brighten up my day
I was really hoping you could help me out with the word “conundrum” …or is it “quonundrum?” ugh, this is such a puzzle
Where does this word come from and why is it spelled in such a way? I like to think it is about a con man who lost his ability to play the drum ;p
Mahalo,
DaveTheBabe
I have two very commonly used words that I do not find a whole lot of information on:
verbatim
et cetera
These two words have pretty simple english definitions, so I’m wondering why we always use these latin or greek sounding words rather than just using the english definitions in every day speaking.
For instance, why not say “and so on” rather than et cetera?
Or instead of saying “Tell me what Marina said, verbatim”, why not just say “Tell me exactly what Marina said” ?
Dahlink,
word: subscribe
phrase: “the real mccoy”
You Rock My World.
see what I mean, about posts, here’s what I meant to post, for the third time
Hi Teacher
I just wanted to point out that although the other nations had what they considered to be gods, which were over certain things such as love (and feelings in general), boundaries, lust, war, frost, rain, lightning, thunder, (and most
phenomena we observe in nature), the ancient Hebrew and Greek writings talk about these as servants to the one God who created them all. In the Apocrypha book of “The wisdom of Solomon,
a.k.a. Wisdom) chapter 13, we see Solomon talking about, The Foolishness of Nature Worship he goes on to talk about the pure stupidity of worshiping man-made idols. The Apostle Paul paraphrases this in his epistle to the Romans.
And in Wisdom Chapter 5 Solomon shows how God uses his creations as a weapon against the wicked.
In the book of Sirach ( aka Ecclesiasticus) chapters 42, and 43 Joshua Son of Sirach speaks of The Glory of God in Nature and how God most High, is in complete control. In Chapter 39 Joshua son of Sirach, sings A Hymn in Praise of God and speaks of these forces of nature, whom the other nations considered gods, as obedient to God most high, for good to the devout and for evil for the wicked.
Finally there’s the Apocryphal addition to the book of Daniel, the Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Holy Children. In this prayer, at around verse 35, while they are in the midst of the fiery furnace they exhort God’s creations to praise him, then list them
all, and making distinctions between the angels, the heavens, the powers, the ice, the cold, the mountains etc.
Well with that all said, I suppose I should do the homework assignment. I did a search on Roman gods and one in particular I found interesting, Minerva. What peaked my interest in this god, is her gender and her association to wisdom. She is also a virgin, which I also found interesting. Now, the reason why I say this is that within the Hebrew and Greek text, this attribute of Wisdom, is personified throughout. In the book of Proverbs we see this very clearly:
Many of the non-Jewish nations B.C. had strikingly similar beliefs, as the Jews, but I believe these gods were difficult to take seriously, because of the many other stories about their very flawed inability to control their feelings. In the book of Proverbs, on the other hand, to obtain this Wisdom, one must first fear God.
Another interesting caveat regarding the Roman goddess Minerva, is that the word memory is derived from her name. So perhaps you can talk to us about this word “memory”.
Well signing out, and God bless
Hi Teacher
I just wanted to point out that although the other nations had what they considered to be gods, which were over certain things such as love (and feelings in general), boundaries, lust, war, frost, rain, lightning, thunder, (and most phenomena we observe in nature), the ancient Hebrew and Greek writings talk about these as servants to the one God who created them all. In the Apocrypha book of “The wisdom of Solomon, a.k.a. Wisdom) chapter 13, we see Solomon talking about, The Foolishness of Nature Worship he goes on to talk about the pure stupidity of worshiping man-made idols. The Apostle Paul paraphrases this in his epistle to the Romans.
Romans 1:20 KJV For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
And in Wisdom Chapter 5 Solomon shows how God uses his creations as a weapon against the wicked.
Wisdom GNB 5:17-20 He will go out into battle determined to defeat his enemies, and use the creation itself as a weapon. Righteousness will be his armor, genuine justice will be his helmet, holiness will be his invincible shield. He will sharpen his stern anger into a sword, and the forces of nature will join him in battle against those who are foolish enough to oppose him.
In the book of Sirach ( aka Ecclesiasticus) chapters 42, and 43 Joshua Son of Sirach speaks of The Glory of God in Nature and how God most High, is in complete control. In Chapter 39 Joshua son of Sirach, sings A Hymn in Praise of God and speaks of these forces of nature, whom the other nations considered gods, as obedient to God most high, for good to the devout and for evil for the wicked. Finally there’s the Apocryphal addition to the book of Daniel, the Prayer of Azariah and the Song of the Three Holy Children. In this prayer, at around verse 35, while they are in the midst of the fiery furnace they exhort God’s creations to praise him, then list them all, and making distinctions between the angels, the heavens, the powers, the ice, the cold, the mountains etc.
Well with that all said, I suppose I should do the homework assignment. I did a search on Roman gods and one in particular I found interesting, Minerva. What peaked my interest in this god, is her gender and her association to wisdom. She is also a virgin, which I also found interesting. Now, the reason why I say this is that within the Hebrew and Greek text, this attribute of Wisdom, is personified throughout. In the book of Proverbs we see this very clearly:
Proverbs 8:1-8 KJV Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? 2 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. 3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors. 4 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man. 5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. 6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. 7 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. 8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.
Many of the non-Jewish nations B.C. had strikingly similar beliefs, as the Jews, but I believe these gods were difficult to take seriously, because of the many other stories about their very flawed inability to control their feelings. In the book of Proverbs, on the other hand, to obtain this Wisdom, one must first fear God.
Psalms 111:10 ASV The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all they that do his commandments: His praise endureth for ever.
Proverbs 9:10 KJV The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Another interesting caveat regarding the Roman goddess Minerva, is that the word memory is derived from her name. So perhaps you can talk to us about this word “memory”. Well signing out, and God bless
I really wish there was a way to preview post, before submitting.
My dear teacher, Hotforwords,
An interesting Roman god (minor deity, actually) is: Cloacina, goddess of the Roman sewers. Talk about a dirty job, right?
Another one is the goddess Epona, protector of horses, donkeys, and mules. Her name is interesting because she had an appearance in mainstream culture, albeit only in name, thanks to Nintendo’s “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time”.
I love having your show at my fingertips on my iPod!
Your humble student,
Silvertongued
Marina, I read that the construction crane in NYC collapsed on a bar called “foo bar”. Of course we’ve all heard of the band foo fighters, egg foo yung, fumanchu etc. I recall that the French feu is fire. Fooey, I give up. Do all these word connect, somehow?
Keep up the good work.
DEAR Marina Why did Dick become the short form for Richard, the same for Bill and William???
how about a word like “mummy” ’cause I doubt the ancient egyptians were using the same word… so why did modern people pick this word to describe what they have seen ?
Dear Miss Sexy (you all know who i mean :wink:)
Can you please tell me the origin of the phrase “My Two Cents”.
I know it means to give your opinion but how did it come to mean
that.
Love Ben (InLoveWithAGeek)
Hot For Words decided to investigate
Hi Marina!
I was wondering where the word “perfume” came from….even thought I’m a guy, i just want to know!
Thanks for your videos!
Suppaoriental
trying to impress the girls? (”I really like your perfume. did you know …?”).
well, I’m able to open up their bra with one hand. standing in front of her. not looking over her shoulder. you try that, that’ll impress her even more. oh, right, I forgot, you got to impress her with the perfume thing in order to get to the bra part … uh huh.
could you please explain the word arrest, as in you are under arrest for stealing my heart
hey marina,
word request : “tram”
thanks
Hey Marina,
I was wondering if you knew the origin of the word “Gross”, and how it became to mean something yucky or vulgar and at the same time something without deductions (i.e. gross profit).
Thanks, and keep up the great videos!
hi marina,
i want to know the origine of the expression “jump in a / the lake”
where does it come from
Another Roman god
Janus (or Ianus). the two-faced god of gates, doors, doorways, beginnings, and endings.
the month of January is called after him
Hola Marina,
Could you please tell us the history of the word callipygian. This is a wonderful word and I feel that it does not get the exposure that it deserves from the people of earth.
Thank you,
Doug Exiter
Thanks for suggesting this, Doug; a very interesting word.
Amusingly, when I googled it to find out what it meant, I also found it used as the name of a suite of 3D editing software - a geek with a sense of humour.
I am tempted to buy it to make myself some pictures of our favourite Goddess but would probably have to rename it callimammarian.
Priapus is a god of erected phalus.
Please tell me the origin of the word “cocktail” or I’ll get terminal!!
Word request: “tease”.
Thanks.
hi, i have been watching your videos because our television broke, and they are pretty cool. I was just wondering what the phrase Mac- Daddy ment and where it came from. Cuz I think you are Mac-Daddy!!
Hey Marina,
I wonder if you could investigate the word “actual”. In particular, why, in every language I know (French, German, Spanish, Italian) does its equivalent mean “current”, except in English?
Thanks
in german it also means “real” or “true”.
Actualités, in French, means The News which is not necessarily either real or true.
Bob is correct. The French also use “les infos” quite frequently.
Hi Marina,
Please consider investigating these 2 words:
wow
wizard
Thanks.
HI MARINA:
Love the website. My Marina says hello or “priviet.” I hope I spelled that right. My Russian isn’t that good. Anyhoo, gee, that word needs to be investigated. I wanted to know if you ever found the orgin of the word “jewelry.” Does it have anything to do with the jewish people?
Thanks, Marina. Specibo.
Charliek
lot o comments, took me a while to get down to the box, lol.. but i thought that that one was an interesting concept of the word.. from the other youtube lady, didnt catch her name..(sry lady..) but i would like to request 2 word plz
1.infinite/infinity, i was watching inflammable and it caught my attention, i think it would be cool to know its origin.
2.Sarcasm, the irony video was vry informative, if not confusing at first, but i read through some comments, and i agreed with one: of how irony and Sarcasm seem to have the same meaning, but i would like to know the origin of this one, and how it became so popular here in u.s.
many thanks if you do investigate one, or both, of my words, i will be sure to watch for them ^_^
-ShadowSoldier1×1 a.k.a. SSX
I would like to know where “John Doe” comes from and why it is used for people who want to be anonymous since it is such a rare name these days
Hey Marina:
I was on Phil’s (sxephil) myspace, reading a blog earlier today when I saw what I am pretty sure is a mistake!
PHIL’S ENTRY HERE
The 2nd paragraph stated:
I don’t usually give people who attack me, the benefit of knowing it effected me, but it did kind of knock the wind out of my motivation to keep entertaining my viewers. Then I realized I’m important enough to some people, for someone to try and silence me and spread photoshopped lies about me.
I was just wondering if the word in bold should read “affected” instead of “effected”.
It would be great if you could do a video on the two words, as they often seem to be confused!
Maybe you could get Phil involved too?
Thanks!
Xx.
munchkinhugs
Hmmmm, Y all different meanings of terminal? So far I have no idea. Anyway, what are the meanings of the word rose and where did that word come from? Hopefully I get my answer.
In the Paris subway (le Métro), when a train reaches the end of the line, the conductor announces over the intercom: “Terminus. Tout le monde descend.” [Roughly translated: End of the line. Everyone off.]
Hi Marina! I really enjoy your classes and videos! very informative and entertaining. Keep up the great work. I use to be stationed in England and now that i’m back in the states I thought about where the word “Limey” came from. I know it’s meant derogatory but how come. Can you investigate this perhaps? Thanks and take care!
Well, if it’s not lemony…..
limey is also a motorcycle as besser is
i know i owned them from England 
How Englishmen came to be called “Limeys”:
During the 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain “Ruled the Seas”. The Empire stretched around the globe; it is estimated that at the apex of Britain’s hegemony, the Union Jack flew over one-fourth of the Earth’s population.
The Royal Navy was the “internet”, the web of trade, diplomacy, and military force that held the British Empire together, just like the Romans’ road-building genius was key that empires’ greatness hundred’s of years earlier.
Anyway, a common and nasty disease among sailors on long trips from shore is now a familiar slang for something gross and disgusting - Scurvy! Bleeding gums, teeth falling out, and skin stretchy like Silly Putty; didn’t make for much of a fearsome fighting crew. Turns out, it isn’t germs that cause scurvy, it’s caused by living for months at sea without fresh fruit and vegetables - Vitamin C deficiency. But the British didn’t know that. They only knew that when the crew ate the citrus fruit they were bringing back to England from the Indies - no scurvy! So the Queen’s ship’s began to include limes in the sailors’ rations for the long voyages. Limes had a long shelf life and kept the(scurvy-ugh!) Scurvy away! The English sailors loved the “Less Scurvy and Tastes Great!” limes and, with their favorite beverage -gin- the English civilians loved them, too.
So, when a foreigner saw a drunken sailor with lime juice dribbling down the side of his mouth and onto his sailor suit, he knew right away. ENGLISHMAN!
At least that’s how I think they got the name. I made most of it up anyway. Whatever.
Hey, I’m pretty new to your site, and i found it very very interesting. ^^, I’d like to request, if its possible, the origin of the word “chick”, with reference to the girl, and not the chick of the hen.
I know that the word is used as a slang, so probably it might be near impossible to find out. But if there’s a way, it’ll be really interesting.
thanks in advance and good luck to your endeavors.
Check out WC Fields, my little chickadee!
what’s WC fields? o.o (sorry newb
)
I think there was a Roman God named Fabulous, or was he an emperor?
Anyway, i like today’s lesson. can I ask if you check every single word request and do them one by one, or do several people have to request one word in order for you to make a lesson of it? Just curious. Keep up the good work, educationg the masses.
Hey, B-goddess!
What about the origin of the phrase “getting down to brass tacks”???
Hi Marina,
This is strange one I found.
SARITOR was the Roman god of pulling weeds.
I do not know what the Romans presented for offerings to this god.
Пока!
Богдан
You make the “dumb blonde” jokes into dumb jokes.
Hi Teacher
I just wanted to point out that although the other nations had what they considered to be gods, which were over certain things such as love (and feelings in general), boundaries (which likely derives from a person’s desire to protect what he has), lust, war, frost, rain, lightning, thunder, (and most phenomenas we observe in nature), the ancient Hebrew and Greek writings talk about these as servants to the one God who created them all. In the Apocrypha book of “The wisdom of Solomon, aka, Wisdom) chapter 13, we see Solomon talking about this nature worship, he goes on to talk about the pure stupidity of worshiping man-made idols. The Apostle Paul paraphrases this in his epistle to the Romans.
chorddog I’m sorry, that last reply was meant as a regular post, and boy did I mess up the the way I used XHTML, however I did mean to ask you what the Russian text says
The Russian alphabet is really interesting looking, it seems to be a mixture of Hebrew, and Greek. I’ll have to read up on it 
Hi rhoadess! The alphabet is Cyrillic, named for Saint Cyril, who developed it for the Slavic peoples who lived, and still live, in Eastern Europe. This is from BBC-Languages:
The Cyrillic alphabet, created in the 9th century by St Cyril, originally contained 43 letters - 24 of them based on the Greek alphabet. It’s been whittled down by the various nations that use it, including the Russians, Bulgarians, Serbs, Belarusians and Ukrainians, though each have held on to the characters that are useful to them.
Hello mrs hotforwords…
I would like to request the meaning or where the word Autistic or autism came from. what is the meaning of the word or where did it orginate from.
Hi im michael and i have only began here i have a masters degree in zoology yet my vocabulary has sliped a bit of the years. Hmm aparently Vulcan was the god of smithing yet at the same time the god of the underworld and volcanos great a smith who if angry can unlesh the dead and cause eruptions also mercury was the god of theives as well as the messenger. Oh if you do not mind can you investigate the origen of the word DEMON no matter where i search it i get useless informaton hehehe strange how a man of science can believe in such things.
Hi Marina,
Can you tell us how the word “Catch 22″ came about?
Thank you Marina, I enjoy your lessons very much, you are a very “cool” teacher!
Wikipedia provides an answer:
Catch-22 is a satirical, historical novel by the American author Joseph Heller, first published in 1961. The novel, set during the later stages of World War II from 1943 onwards, is frequently cited as one of the great literary works of the Twentieth century.
Among other things, Catch-22 is a general critique of bureaucratic operation and reasoning. Resulting from its specific use in the book, the phrase “Catch-22″ is common idiomatic usage meaning “a no-win situation” or “a double bind” of any type. Within the book, “Catch-22″ is a military rule, the self-contradictory circular logic that, for example, prevents anyone from avoiding combat missions. In Heller’s own words:
There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one’s safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions. Orr would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn’t, but if he was sane he had to fly them. If he flew them he was crazy and didn’t have to; but if he didn’t want to he was sane and had to. Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle.
“That’s some catch, that Catch-22,” Yossarian observed.
“It’s the best there is,” Doc Daneeka agreed.
***
Catch-22 is a 1970 film, adapted from the book of the same name by Joseph Heller. Mike Nichols was the director; the screenplay was written by Buck Henry, who also acted in the film.
Along with Henry, the cast included Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Norman Fell, Art Garfunkel, Jack Gilford, Bob Newhart, Anthony Perkins, Paula Prentiss, Martin Sheen, Jon Voight, and Orson Welles. It was not regarded as a great success, earning less money and acclaim than MASH, another war-themed black comedy from the same year.
***
Finally, Wikipedia reveals:
The title, “Catch-22,” is a reference to a bureaucratic catch, which embodies multiple illogical and immoral reasoning seen throughout the book; and which itself is an absurd joke: namely, that bureaucratic nonsense has gotten to such a high level that even the catches are codified with numbers. The name of this catch, since it embodied much of what Heller points out as wrong, was a perfect title for the novel.
A magazine excerpt from the novel was originally published as Catch-18, but Heller’s publisher, Candida Donadio, requested that it change the title of the novel so it would not be confused with another recently published World War II novel, Leon Uris’s Mila 18. The number 18 has special meaning in Judaism and was relevant to early drafts of the novel which had a somewhat greater Jewish emphasis.
There was a suggestion for the title Catch-11, with the duplicated 1 in parallel to the repetition found in a number of character exchanges in the novel, but due to the release of the 1960 movie Ocean’s Eleven this was also rejected. Catch-14 was also rejected apparently because the publisher did not feel that 14 was a “funny number.” Catch-17 was also rejected so as not to be confused with the World War II film Stalag 17. So eventually the title came to be Catch-22, which, like 11, has a duplicated digit with the 2 also referring to a number of déjà vu like events common in the novel as well as being Donadio’s birthday (October 22nd).
THERE YOU GO, ANOTHER MYSTERY SOLVES BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN YOUR LOVELY AND TRUSTY HOTFORWORDS.
Marina, I have a request!
Where do the words “mom” and “dad” come from? I can see how you can get “mom” from “mother,” but how do you get “dad” from “father”?
Hi Marina, I love your videos. And I have a questios, what is the difference about the heaven
an the sky 
? 
My homework, jejeje.
Gods of the Roman Pantheon
Apollo
Greek (Apollo)
Apollo is the son of Jupiter and Leto, and the twin brother of Diana . He is the god of music, playing a golden lyre. The Archer, far shooting with a silver bow. The god of healing who taught man medicine. The god of light. The god of truth, who can not speak a lie. One of Apollo’s more important daily tasks is to harness his chariot with four horses an drive the Sun across the sky. He is famous for his oracle at Delphi. People traveled to it from all over the Greek world to divine the future. His tree was the laurel. The crow his bird. The dolphin his animal.
Ceres
Greek (Demeter)
Corn Goddess. Eternal Mother. the Sorrowing Mother. Grain Mother. Goddess of agriculture, grain, crops, initiation, civilization, lawgiver and the love a mother bears for her child. Protectress of women, motherhood, marriage. Daughter of Saturn and Ops. She and her daughter Proserpine were the counterparts of the Greek goddesses Demeter and Persephone. Her worship involved fertility rites and rites for the dead, and her chief festival was the Cerealia.
Diana
Greek (Artemis)
Fertility Goddess. Moon Goddess. Huntress Goddess. Triple Goddess- Lunar Virgin, Mother of Creatures, the Huntress or Destroyer. Goddess of nature, fertility, childbirth, wildwood, moon, forests, animals, mountains, woods, and women. Goddess of the hunt. In Roman art Diana usually appears as a huntress with bow and arrow, along with a hunting dog or a stag. Both a virgin goddess and an earth goddess, she was identified with the Greek Artemis. She is praised for her strength, athletic grace, beauty and her hunting skills. With two other deities she made up a trinity: Egeria the water nymph (her servant and assistant midwife), and Virbius (the woodland god).
Juno
Greek (Hera)
Queen of the Gods. Jupiters wife and sister, sister to Neptune and Pluto, daughter of Saturn, mother of Juventas, Mars, and Vulcan. Protectress of the Roman state. She was the guardian of the Empire’s finances and considered the Matron Goddess of all Rome. The Matronalia, her major festival is March 1-2. Her other festival, on July 7-8, was called Nonae Caprotinae (”The Nones of the Wild Fig”). The month of June was named after her.
Jupiter
Greek (Zeus)
Ruler of the Gods. He is the god of Sky, Lightning and Thunder. He is the son of Saturn and brother of Neptune, Pluto and Juno, who is also his wife. His attribute is the lightning bolt and his symbol the eagle, who is also his messenger. He was also considered the Patron god of Rome, and his temple was the official place of state business and sacrifices.
Mars
Greek (Ares)
God of war, spring, growth in nature, agriculture, terror, anger, revenge, courage and fertility. Protector of cattle. The son of Jupiter and Juno, he was the god of war. Mars was regarded as the father of the Roman people because he was the father of Romulus, the legendary founder of Rome, and husband to Bellona. He was the most prominent of the military gods that were worshipped by the Roman legions. The martial Romans considered him second in importance only to Jupiter. His festivals were held in March (named for him) and October.
Mercury
Greek (Hermes)
God of Trade, Profit, Merchants and Travellers. His main festival, the Mercuralia, was celebrated on May 15 and on this day the merchants sprinkled their heads and their merchandise with water from his well near the Porta Capena. The symbols of Mercury are the caduceus (a staff with two intertwined snakes) and a purse (a symbol of his connection with commerce).
Minerva
Greek (Athena)
Etruscan (Menrva)
Goddess of Wisdom, Learning, the Arts, Sciences, Medicine, Dyeing, Trade, and of War. Daughter of Jupiter, protectress of commerce, industry and education. Honored at the spring equinox with her main festival, March 19 - 23, called the Quinquatria. On June 13 the minor Quinquatrus was observed.
Neptune
Greek (Poseidon)
God of the Sea. Brother of Jupiter, Pluto and Juno. The God and patron of Horses and Horse Racing as Neptune Equester. Neptunalia was celebrated on July 23. The trident is Neptune’s attribute.
Venus
Greek (Aphrodite)
Originally a Goddess of Gardens and Vinyards, Venus became the major deity of love and beauty after the influx of Greek deities. On August 18 the Vinalia Rustica was observed. A second festival, that of the Veneralia, was celebrated on April 1 in honor of Venus Verticordia, who later became the protector against vice. On April 23 a festival, the Vinalia Priora, celebrated the opening of one of her temples.
OK, now I don’t feel so bad about my post.
heave in
pulled in
breathing, looking (assimilated)
sky, place
what was that, a haiku or zen koan? damn shit makes my ass twitch.
Marina,
I would like to know how the word school became both a name for a place of education and a group of fish.
qpbd are positioning marks in the + car t’est scient plan
x is divider which makes more (multiplies)
zero, the center of creation, the only fitting image for perfection, at it’s center
x,y,z let’s build cathodic pyramids !
a seed
b seed found top in dirt
c is opening
e produces (spermatozoid)
f flourishes
g holds up
h chair, order
i my, myself and irene,…no,..wait,…scratch irene
j comes from i
k meets up
L angle
m two measures the same
n housing
o closed
r derives
s sinuates
t meets
u contains
v meet down
y share a path
z N transition
might seem childish, but it’s what i see,…i could go in deeper but i’m not trying to confuse you as i let loose with this uzy and just shoot through,..wait….sorry,…i slipped
Hi Marina,
I Want To Know The Origin Of Conglomerate. Does It Mean The Conglomerate Of Geology. Conglomerate Of Company. Or Is It Just The Dc Comics Series The Conglomerate.
Thank You
Here is a fun word to learn.Where did the game name tic-tac-toe ever come around?
Dear Marina,
I realize that I have not been the best student
I also realize my homework has not been complete
I know that this is an internet course and the only way for you to realize the facts is when I get repermanded for the resumee not holding the true picture!
I mean when your class is brought up and I fail to reply with what you are teaching
How do go forward knowing that I played instead of concintrating
I’d hate to go out in the real world and mess up your credibility as a fine + outstanding teacher when all I do is play and not return a reply!
I do have one of the most comforitable setups to veiw your class and afterwords I need to use the DVD player and let myself lose.
How do I curve the appitite so that I could use you and not fall into the trap and lose that account
Gregory
t = crossing point
e = mc2 = sustenance
r = upright
m= two measures the same
i = one that is accordingly to another
n= houses
a= seed
l = straight angle
terminal = crossing point sustained upright by two even measures that accord to house the seed of a certainty ?
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terminal
fun
determined by all !
I would like to request the word hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia . my youtube is http://www.youtube.com/pelnied if you decide to do a video on it. its the fear of long words to give you a start
i wanna know where the words “Web”, came from, since there are spider webs, but web is also a term for the Internet. Please investigate!
Hey Marina,
well one god i can think of is Hermes, mesenger god, which is useless. Anyway Marina i wanted to ask if u can find the origin of sloppy joe and manwich. my friends told me that those words come from gruesome origins. but i thought maybe u can investigate to find the real truth. So sloppy joe and manwich.
I was contemplating a mention of Hermes Trismegistus (a legendary author of works embodying magical, astrological, and alchemical doctrines), but unfortunately my dictionary is hermetically sealed.
Hi teach,
5 star video, how bout the word… lonely.
5 stars.Thanks for the lesson.Great one as thy all are.
yay. I’m hot, too. \o/
Poseidon.
was the God of the Sea, Earthquakes, and Horses.He lost the battle of being patron deity of Athens to Athena, he struck his spear into the ground and made a spring of salt so the Athenians would worship him, but Athena planted an olive tree which the Athenians liked better.He was also the father of Theseus.
Aphrodite coming out of the water from nothing is funny. Echo and Narcissist is also one of my favorite myths.
Great video as always Ms. Marina.
Can you coin the meaning for the term “that’s my 2 cents” I keep hearing it a lot lately and wondered the meaning.
–Hunter
My school had a play called “Discombobulated” I thought it was a completely made up word, one day I looked up the word in the library and was shocked to see it’s an ACTUAL WORD! Why don’t you do a lesson on it? I’m sure it will be interesting!
buzzword,
not done yet checking out the links you provided in an earlier post. I’m on it, though, got stuck on those articles about love, hate, rejection and so forth. it’s very interesting but it’s a lot to read.
meanwhile, another question occured. why is it that so many people (yes, on here, too) say “we” when they really mean “I”? is this some sort of group-establishing thing? like, being on an imaginary team or something? socializing? that is, more like … socializing or integrating themselves into a group by just using “we” and thus generating an imaginary group that they automatically belong to then?
You don’t have to read the articles, just food for thought. I link them because I’m too lazy to summarize the articles and it just saves space.
Regarding the use of, “we”. I wonder if it could be considered a type of code switching? I think there are several factors to consider. A speaker may be consciously/unconsciously identifying with a group when communicating a characteristic or subject that is group related. I have frequently recognized this when people are associating with a national self.
It is interesting to note when a transition from the individual to the group occurs in the midst of a communication. I would expect that there is a higher frequency in the immediate forms of communications. But observing this transition may provide factors influencing switching. It would also be interesting to observe the situations in which men and women transition from a personal to a group identity. Such observations would provide insight into concepts of gender and authority.
Rhetorically a speaker will identify with a group to increase influence. There was a study (Which I could not locate) that showed that referencing group behavior was more effective. I suggest the following reason. Humans are a social species and are influenced by group behavior. The individual voice is isolated, this must cause some hesitation in the monkey part of the brain.
Isolation is dangerous place to be if the group is the basis for survival. The individual instinctively hesitates to identify with an solitary individual. There is likely an immediate comparison between the behavior of the lone speaker and that of the group/s with which the recipient identifies. A judgment is made, based on risks and benefits to established social relationships.
When an individual speaker transitions from a personal to a group identity it may be to imply that his/her position is shared by a larger group, thus increasing the influence of the statement. The speaker may also be appealing or referring to a group to make a subject appear universal. Example: “We all know about that most famous of all Roman gods HoticusforWordicus.” Identifying with a group may also make a lone speaker feel more secure. Used in this manner it is a method to conceal the isolation felt by the individual speaker when addressing a group. Thus the, “we” becomes a defensive response to a group.
Identifying the audience the speaker is speaking to, speaker transitions, the group the speaker is identifying with, subject matter and other contextual factors would help in understanding the underlying motives for transitioning from the personal to the group form. But more importantly we would understand how we manage our cultural roles during a public discourse.
And what a lengthy self indulgent discourse it is! I really need to proofread this shit. I should just provide the fucking links.
someone mentioned catch 22, love this movie, the book of course is even better.
uh, dude. it’s hard to keep track of those conversations. you know, being spread all over the lessons. kinda hard to find stuff like links and all. so I thought that maybe we could abuse one of the lessons and stay in there for certain discussions. just a suggestion.
brilliant idea, you pick the place and I’ll meet you there. although there is something I like about meeting at a terminal.
how about “spam”? hahaha.
hot damn, slice and fry the spam.
I think Doofus was the god of broken eyeglasses. We all know about that most famous of all Roman gods HoticusforWordicus. But can a god be hot for something or yearn? Isn’t a god by definition complete and therefore couldn’t be hoticus for anything? But on the other hand, any god not Hoticus for HotforWords must be deadicus.
how about Vulcan for a roman god? he was the god of forge and fire but there is no reference to him in regards to either today. as a matter of fact if you mention “Vulcan” today all you will get is a reference to star trek
But now we have “Vulcanization” for smithing.
actually vulcanization has nothing to do with smithing. Vulcan was the god of smiths and his forge was considered to be in volcanos. in modern industrial terminology vulcanization refers to the heat treatment and addition of sulfur to rubber products to improve their material properties.
kingofkings08, live long and prosper!
Hi Marina,
Great video and I love your outfit….two requests, tighter and less fabric, please!
Voluptus was the Roman god of pleasure and sensuality. Comus was the Roman god of pleasure.
After watching your videos, though, I seem to be effected in the manner of the God Priapus. While a Greek, rather than a Roiman, God, the effect is still the same. And then of course, there’s the Greek God Testicles - very powerful, but people said he was nuts! Dealing with this powerful god was always a little hairy.
Ha!
whoa lol…
lol. where did the period go?
ah, the (R). yeah …
Funny huh? I figured I lose one character and replace it with another