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The word stems from the French jalousie, formed from jaloux (jealous), and further from Low Latin zelosus (full of zeal), in turn from the Greek word ζῆλος (zēlos), sometimes "jealousy", but more often in a positive sense "emulation, ardour, zeal" [14] [15] (with a root connoting "to boil, ferment"; or "yeast").
After nine days she was eventually transformed into a purple flower, the heliotrope (meaning "sun-turning" [17]). [18] Also known as the turnsole, it is known for growing on sunny, rocky hillsides. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] The flower turns its head always to look longingly at Helios the Sun as he passes through the sky in his solar chariot, even though he ...
1. "A peaceful mind gives life to the body, but jealousy rots the bones.” - Proverbs 14:30. 2. “Wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there is disorder and everything that is evil.”
Artemis (seated and wearing a radiate crown), the beautiful nymph Callisto (left), Eros and other nymphs. Antique fresco from Pompeii. In Greek mythology, Callisto (/ k ə ˈ l ɪ s t oʊ /; Ancient Greek: Καλλιστώ Ancient Greek pronunciation: [kallistɔ̌ː]) was a nymph, or the daughter of King Lycaon; the myth varies in such details.
The jealousy is also an acknowledgement (of sorts) of the tree's love for the man. Jealousy is perhaps the last remaining obvious proof of the tree's reciprocal desire for him; proof which simultaneously bestows upon him the power to provoke her and to 'delight' in the pain he causes by so doing.
Hanako-san, or Toire no Hanako-san (トイレのはなこさん, Hanako of the Toilet), is a legend about the spirit of a young girl named Hanako who haunts school bathrooms. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] Several variations of the legend exist: in one, Hanako-san is the ghost of a girl who committed suicide during an air raid in World War II ; [ 6 ] [ 9 ] in ...
Everyone has a Cinderella's-evil-step-sister-moment where you try and squeeze your not-so-dainty feet into a dainty pair of glass slippers (or super cute stilettos, whatever).
The Flower of Life is something many people are curious about but it can be a bit confusing. At its core, It’s an ancient sacred symbol featuring a distinctive pattern of overlapping circles ...