Originally it was the winner of the 200 metre foot race, as this was the one and only event. As the number of sports expanded, it depended on what your favourite sport was as to whom you thought of as the star. Aristocrats went for the chariot race, lower orders loved the pankration (all-power) which was a no-rules slugging and kicking match.
star = ástron (άστρον)
The modern greek word for star is "αστέρι" (asteree), the ancient greek word for star is "αστήρ" (asteer).
The prefix astro is from Ancient Greek ἄστρον meaning star
Te Bearded Star is what Halley's Comet was called in Ancient Greek.
No. Medusa is originally from Ancient Greek mythology.
From the greek aster to the latin Stella, which became in olde English estella and eventually star.
What type of information was shared on the outside of ancient Greek vases?(1 point)·star charts·family histories·stories·math calculations
Yes. Planet < πλανήτης (αστήρ) = wanderer (star)
Sun, stellar, Sol (Latin) name for our sun Star in modern greek is αστέρι (asteree). In ancient greek it's αστήρ (asteer).
The Greek root of "disaster" is "dis-" which means "apart" or "away." Combined with the Latin root "astrum" meaning "star," the word translates to "bad star," reflecting the belief in ancient times that misfortune was caused by the influence of stars.
Pleiades (the seven-star cluster Messier object 45 or M45).
The first letters of the Greek alphabet are usually given to the brightest stars in the constellation.