Phobias
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Re: Phobias
Nonetheless it is true as far as tragedy is concerned. τραγῳδία is a combined form of τράγος goat + ᾠδή ode, song (I'm not sure LLS got the combination quite right since the ος is dropped.thebish wrote:I didn't know that!Lost Leopard Spot wrote:Tragoidephobia - an irrational fear of goats... it comes from the same (Greek) root as Tragedy which means goat song - Tragoidos - except it's Τραγοιδος obviouslythebish wrote:pardosophobia...
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Re: Phobias
Bish clearly (from his sig) suffers from hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia.
"If you cannot answer a man's argument, all it not lost; you can still call him vile names. " Elbert Hubbard.
Re: Phobias
Montreal Wanderer wrote:Nonetheless it is true as far as tragedy is concerned. τραγῳδία is a combined form of τράγος goat + ᾠδή ode, song (I'm not sure LLS got the combination quite right since the ος is dropped.thebish wrote:I didn't know that!Lost Leopard Spot wrote:Tragoidephobia - an irrational fear of goats... it comes from the same (Greek) root as Tragedy which means goat song - Tragoidos - except it's Τραγοιδος obviouslythebish wrote:pardosophobia...
yes - as LLS said! - I believed him!
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