Your Greek Word On A Sunday
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Your Greek Word On A Sunday
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(Piano music) Hello, and welcome to Your Greek Word On A Sunday, a weekly, bite-size podcast for anyone curious on language, etymology and connections. I am your host, Emmanuela Lia and wherever you are in the world, if you want to entertain your brain for a few minutes, this is the podcast for you. Let's Go!
Γαία (Gaia) in ancient Greek and Γη (ge) in modern means ‘earth’ and έργο (ergo) means 'work'. Ancient Greeks apart from the Goddess Demeter, connected Zeus with the fertility of the land so, sometimes they’d call upon that capacity of his with the name 'Zeus the γεωργός (georgos)'. Later on, that would become a name in itself Γεώργιος (Georgios) officially and Γιώργος (Giorgos) in everyday language. When Christianity gained popularity, a Roman soldier with that name would become a saint and crusaders between the 11th and the 13th centuries would bring his worship to England. A century later, he would become the patron saint of the island but his name wouldn’t be popular enough to name your children after until 1714 when the House of Hannover took on the British throne. ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ/GEORGE
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(Piano music) Hello, and welcome to Your Greek Word On A Sunday, a weekly, bite-size podcast for anyone curious on language, etymology and connections. I am your host, Emmanuela Lia and wherever you are in the world, if you want to entertain your brain for a few minutes, this is the podcast for you. Let's Go!
Γαία (Gaia) in ancient Greek and Γη (ge) in modern means ‘earth’ and έργο (ergo) means 'work'. Ancient Greeks apart from the Goddess Demeter, connected Zeus with the fertility of the land so, sometimes they’d call upon that capacity of his with the name 'Zeus the γεωργός (georgos)'. Later on, that would become a name in itself Γεώργιος (Georgios) officially and Γιώργος (Giorgos) in everyday language. When Christianity gained popularity, a Roman soldier with that name would become a saint and crusaders between the 11th and the 13th centuries would bring his worship to England. A century later, he would become the patron saint of the island but his name wouldn’t be popular enough to name your children after until 1714 when the House of Hannover took on the British throne. ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ/GEORGE
