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Call all Greek scholars! what does the root "phaeo-" mean? It appeared in spelling bee as "phaeochrous" with short definition meaning "dusky". The only other place I have seen this root used is in a tumor of the adrenal called "pheochromocytoma". But I haven't been able to find out anything about the basic root, or confirm what the spelling bee sheet gave.
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Along those lines:
Remember phaedron.
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Dear WW: I have no idea what "phaedron" means to you. Searching for it, I found a bunch of sites ranging from Vegetarianism to Astrology. and a quote from Socares: "This statement echoes the definition of the philosopher we read in the dialogue Phaedron: "To call him wise," says Socrates, "is, at least in my opinion, excessive which suits only a god. But to call him ‘philosopher’ "(philosophos) . . . would suit him better and be more in the right tone."
I have no idea how the above tells me anything about "phaeochrous" or "pheodhromocytoma".
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Thanks, Bingley. So would the feminine name Phedra mean "the shinging one"?
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Yep. I seem to remember reading somewhere it was often used as an epithet for goddesses. Then of course there was Hippolytus's step-mum ....
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