διοπετής

Ancient Greek

adj-3rd
Definitions
  • (religion) Fallen from Zeus, from heaven
  • (Christianity) An image of the Ephesian Artemis which was supposed to have fallen from heaven

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeus) root from Proto-Indo-European *dyew- (sky, shine, heaven, be bright, god, day).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dyew-

Gloss

sky, shine, heaven, be bright, god, day

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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Emoji
☁️ ✈️ ⭐️ 🌟 🌠 🌤️ 🌥️ 🌪️ 🌬️ 🔭 🚁 🛩️ 🛫 🛬

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