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Kalos kagathos or kalokagathos (Ancient Greek: καλὸς κἀγαθός [kalòs kaːɡatʰós]), of which kalokagathia (καλοκαγαθία) is the derived noun, is a phrase used by classical Greek writers to describe an ideal of gentlemanly personal conduct, especially in a military context.
Understanding Greek Vases: A Guide to Terms, Styles, and Techniques. Getty Publications. ISBN 978-0-89236-599-9. Neil W. Slater. "The Vase as Ventriloquist: Kalos-inscriptions and the Culture of Fame", in Signs of Orality: The Oral Tradition and its Influence in the Greek and Roman World (ed. E. Anne Mackay). Leiden: Brill, 1999, pp. 143–161.
Kale (Ancient Greek: Καλη, or Cale, ' Beauty '), also known as Kalleis (Greek: Καλλεις, or Calleis [1]), in ancient Greek religion, was one of the Charites (Graces), daughters of Zeus . Kale is the wife of Hephaestus according to some authors (although most have Aphrodite play that role). Cale was also known as Charis and Aglaea.
In Greek mythology, Calypso (/ k ə ˈ l ɪ p s oʊ /; Ancient Greek: Καλυψώ, romanized: Kalupsō, lit. 'she who conceals') [1] was a nymph who lived on the island of Ogygia, where, according to Homer's Odyssey, she detained Odysseus for seven years against his will. She promised Odysseus immortality if he would stay with her, but ...
Greek mythology has changed over time to accommodate the evolution of their culture, of which mythology, both overtly and in its unspoken assumptions, is an index of the changes. In Greek mythology's surviving literary forms, as found mostly at the end of the progressive changes, it is inherently political, as Gilbert Cuthbertson (1975) has argued.
Similar words can be found in Sanskrit (कलम kalama, meaning "reed" and "pen" as well as a type of rice), Hebrew (kulmus, meaning quill) and Latin (calamus) as well as the ancient Greek Κάλαμος (Kalamos). The Arabic word قلم qalam (meaning "pen" or "reed pen") is likely to have been borrowed from one of these languages in antiquity.
The term Kali is derived from Kala, which is mentioned quite differently in Sanskrit. [10] The homonym kālá (time) is distinct from kāla (black), but these became associated through popular etymology. [11] Kali is then understood as "she who is the ruler of time", or "she who is black". [10]
In Javanese mythology, Batara Kala is the god of destruction. It is a very huge mighty and powerful god depicted as giant , born of the sperm of Shiva , the kings of gods. In Borobudur , the gate to the stairs is adorned with a giant head, making the gate look like the open mouth of the giant.