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in reply to a message by orchid
Strange! I checked some of the sites talking about KAIROS as a "goddess from Jupiter" or a "last born goddess". Most of it was babyname stuff, obviously one copying from the other.
Checking just "kairos" I came across books, music and a lot of religious stuff - but no real person by that name.
What makes me suspicious:
1. -os is the typical masculine ending in Greek. So a goddess by that name would be somewhat surprising. Kairos sounds male to me as a name.
2. Jupiter is Roman, whereas Kairos is Greek. I guess the Latin equivalent would be Momentum.
As a meaning for the Greek word my dictionary gives: right measure, right place, right time, opportunity, advantage, circumstances.
On the Greek god I found: God of opportunity and the right moment. His picture was often shown in wrestling schools. There was a statue by Lysippos (4th cent. BC) showing the god with winged shoes, curls in his forehead and a bald back of his head. We "take time by the forelock", but the ancient Greeks obviously were thinking of the "backlock".
So I would be careful with KAIROS as a female name.
Andy ;—)
Checking just "kairos" I came across books, music and a lot of religious stuff - but no real person by that name.
What makes me suspicious:
1. -os is the typical masculine ending in Greek. So a goddess by that name would be somewhat surprising. Kairos sounds male to me as a name.
2. Jupiter is Roman, whereas Kairos is Greek. I guess the Latin equivalent would be Momentum.
As a meaning for the Greek word my dictionary gives: right measure, right place, right time, opportunity, advantage, circumstances.
On the Greek god I found: God of opportunity and the right moment. His picture was often shown in wrestling schools. There was a statue by Lysippos (4th cent. BC) showing the god with winged shoes, curls in his forehead and a bald back of his head. We "take time by the forelock", but the ancient Greeks obviously were thinking of the "backlock".
So I would be careful with KAIROS as a female name.
Andy ;—)
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Help! What does it really mean?
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Next time, please start your own post--adding tagalongs to other peoples' posts like this hurts everyone. People will be less likely to see your message and less likely to reply to the one you replied to, thinking that the person's question was answered.
Rijo is probably a variation of Reijo, which you can click on.
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Rijo is probably a variation of Reijo, which you can click on.
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The "backlock" part is nonsense, of course. The point is: You must catch him in time, once he has passed by, it's too late.
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