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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 10 1 2 3 … 9 10 Words from Greek or Roman myths #14087 12/30/00 03:36 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 12 Earth L lastday OP stranger OP lastday stranger L Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 12 Earth I don't know if chimerical was a word used in A Word A Day, but it is a good one for this theme. Chimerical means absurd; wildly fanciful. It comes from the creature Chimera in Greek mythology, a fire breathing monster with a lion's head, a goat's body and a serpent's tail. Does anyone have some other words that would fit in with the "Classical Mythology" theme? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Words from Greek or Roman myths #14088 12/30/00 06:53 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass from the same mythology we have the winged horse Pegasus, which would make a good suggestion for the person looking for equine names in another thread.... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Words from Greek or Roman myths #14089 12/31/00 02:57 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 B belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 I don’t have any new word to add to your quest lastday, I simply want to welcome you on Board. In case you do not get many replies do not be too discouraged. This part of the Board does not show up entirely on my screen (and I have a pretty large screen) so it probably does not show up on most people’s either. Most of the activity is in the top subjects and we rarely see any posting in this section since it is under the heading of OLD weekly themes that have been consolidated. I only found your questions because I was fiddling about and scrolled down. Come on up top and chat a while. The subjects are quite varied and you are most welcome. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Words from Greek or Roman myths #14090 12/31/00 03:29 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass good points, bel; and i apologize for introducing a trojan horse into this thread! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Words from Greek or Roman myths #14091 12/31/00 10:43 AM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Didn't see a posting from Helen here, tsuwm. But welcome, Lastday. Would you care to explain to me what your homepage is about? Cheers - The idiot also known as Capfka ... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Words from Greek or Roman myths #14092 01/02/01 07:31 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 12 Earth L lastday OP stranger OP lastday stranger L Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 12 Earth My homepage: it is supposed to be about literature. I really started it hoping that it would force me to write something everyday, a self improvement thing. It has not worked as well as I had hoped. But maybe I can updated this week. I hope other people will find it useful. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Words from Greek or Roman myths #14093 01/02/01 08:11 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park I fit this theme in several ways-- Helen is my given name, of troy my prefered screen name, (everywhere), and my last name is griffin-- a mythical creature with the head of an eagle, and the body of lion.. well griffin is the i use... i was born reilly, but by the time i divorced, i had been griffin longer than i was reilly, and i didn't want to have different name than my children-- especialy since i didn't have cusody.. (they were 15 and 17 at the time--)the age where getting it doesn't really matter too much who has offical custody, kid will spend time were they want when they want my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Words from Greek or Roman myths #14094 01/02/01 09:03 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass the worthless word for the day is: rhadamanthine http://www.quinion.com/words/weirdwords/ww-rha2.htm also, dictionary.com's word of the day: stentorian which "comes from Stentor, a Greek herald in the Trojan War. According to Homer's Iliad, his voice was as loud as that of fifty men combined." -joe (this space for rent) friday Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Words from Greek or Roman myths #14095 01/02/01 11:16 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Capital Kiwi Carpal Tunnel Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,146 Northamptonshire, England Have to agree with Joe Friday on this one - although (had I known of its existence) I might well have applied it, justly or not, to my parents at various times ... The idiot also known as Capfka ... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Words from Greek or Roman myths #14096 01/03/01 10:19 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park That your parents where just and severe? or as loud as 50 mens voices combined? or both? my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 of 10 1 2 3 … 9 10 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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