Glossary entry

Greek term or phrase:

turannos

English translation:

τυρρανός literally means tyrant

Added to glossary by Margaret Lagoyianni
Feb 25, 2002 19:57
22 yrs ago
Greek term

turannos

Non-PRO Greek to English Other Poetry & Literature poetry
Eros Turannos

Proposed translations

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14 mins
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τυρρανός literally means tyrant

Eros was the Greek god of love.His mother was Aphrodite and father Zeus.A literal translation would be 'Eros the tyrant'.
Peer comment(s):

agree Maria Nicholas (X) : I think the Greek word is spelled with one "π"
37 mins
Correct - the right spelling is τύραννος tiranos with stress on the first syllable
agree John Kinory (X)
1 hr
agree Betty Revelioti
2 hrs
agree Sevasti Mavropoulou
1 day 18 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ."
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10 hrs

Tyrannos (τύραννος) = Tyrant

Eros Tyrannos = Love tyrant (Tyrant Love) to show us how love can bait us and keep us in agony all the time.
Peer comment(s):

agree katerina kranou : "έρωτας τύραννος" lovely expression
3 hrs
Thank you and I agree to that!!!
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