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Ancient Greek was declared a dead language by a king who decided that the language's perfection should not be sullied and altered by everyday usage as other languages change through use. Thus people could read and learn it, but were generally forbidden creating new Ancient Greek works and speaking it in an everyday fashion.
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∙ 11y agoIt never stopped being used, it just changed during the centures as the greek people speak it from the antiquity until nowdays.
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What is the Greek name of Hades?
Actually, "Hades" IS the Greek name for the place where dead people went according to the ancient greek religion, but Pluto is hades' roman name
What was the greek god or ruler or the dead?
Hades he is the god of the dead
What is another name for the Greek land of the dead?
The Greek land of the dead was sometimes called the underworld, the land of Hades, (the god who oversaw the dead), or sometimes just Hades.Hades
Who was Hades?
Hades, in Greek mythology, was the god of riches, ruler of the dead and god of the Underworld. The Underworld was where all the dead people went, according to the Ancient Greeks. Hades' Roman name was Pluto, or Dis. He was the brother of Zeus and Poseidon. His wife was his niece Persephone (daughter of Zeus and Demeter) and he kidnapped her to marry him.
What greek god had risen from the dead?
kronos
Can anyone think of a dead foreign language?
Latin is a dead foreign language along with Ancient Greek.
Is greek a dead language?
Ancient Greek is a dead language which means it is not spoken as a common everyday language for people to communicate with. However modern Greek is still spoken in Grease and some parts of Italy.
How did latin become a dead language?
Latin speakers became dead.
What dead language gave us our many prefixes?
Latin is the dead language that gave us many prefixes in English. Many English prefixes come from Latin roots and have been adopted into the language to create new words and expand vocabulary.
What is Greece's official language?
There is one OFFICIAL language... Greek. But there are fourteen languages spoken (signed, in the case of GSL) in Greece today: Living: (12 Listed) Albanian (Arvanitika) Albanian (Tosk) Bulgarian Greek Greek Sign Language Pontic Romanian (Balkan) Romanian (Macedo) Romanian (Megleno) Romano-Greek Slavic Turkish Dead: Greek (Ancient) Cappadocian Greek Sources: http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=GR
Why a language became dead?
Because people don't speak it any more. Ex.:Latin is now a dead language
What is the origin of the name of the Greek city Neopolis It is an ancient city?
A necropolis is a city for the dead.
What is the Greek name of Hades?
Actually, "Hades" IS the Greek name for the place where dead people went according to the ancient greek religion, but Pluto is hades' roman name
Where was Anubis's origin?
Anubis is Greek for "Jackal - headed" god. It is derived from ancient Egyptian culture and it is the god of the Dead. It was worshiped by the ancient peoples of Egypt. It was believed to help the dead with their journey into the afterlife.
What is a living language?
A living language is a language that is currently spoken and used by people as a means of communication. It is continuously evolving through usage, changes, and adaptations to meet the needs of its speakers. This contrasts with a dead language, which is no longer spoken as a mother tongue by any community.
Are Poseidon's children dead?
In ancient Greek mythology, Poseidon had children who were god and goddesses like he was and they could not die.
Who did the ancient Greeks believe was the third brother among the Olympians?
According to ancient Greek mythology, Hades was the third brother among the Olympians. He ruled the underworld and the dead.
