from the Greek, often used to refer to love for one's family. Also, "of one's own." Its opposite, (those Greeks loved antithesis) is "Ecthros," or, "not of one's one." Also frequently used to mean, "evil," or "the enemy." Love these words. I can't think of any more perfect way to describe how one feels about familial love, or how one might better describe evil in this world--"not of one's own"--something rejected, something decidely "other."
I've been teaching these words to my AP students, as we read Antigone, but I am fully aware that I'm more in love with rolling around in their meanings than are my students:) In order to avoid being too heavy on this cold and rainy October day, I'll just throw out for kicks a few things that are definitely "of my own":
Anything red. Especially red Mary Janes.
Anything involving carbohydrates.
Musicals.
High School and College Football.
American History.
A Damn Good Book--particularly if it is Historical Fiction.
Anything that involves me wearing "wubbies"--family code for jammy pants and sweatshirts.
Jewelry.
My three men, and a young lady.
Definitely NOT "of my own" a.ka. things that I find to be evil:
Mayonaise.
Mushrooms.
Math.
Mean people.
(I'm sensing an allterative trend . . .)
Grading 90 of the same Sophomore Essays.
Overlong summer vacations.
Did I say Mayonaise?
Crimes against the Holy Spirit.
Okay, better stop before this becomes too much fun. Back to the ungraded essays.
Okay, now, your list begs for a tangent post all about "Crimes Against the Holy Spirit." Ya know? Debrief, decipher, describe : )
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