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On the origin of names: Theodora and other great women

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Teodora de Bizanci

Tema: Greek etymons

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Espanya > Cultura Clàssica > 2n ESO > Pervivència de les llengües clàssiques. Llengua i lèxic

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<img title="Women's Legacy logo" src="//inclusion.womenslegacyproject.eu/images/LogoWL.svg" /><hr />Answer the following questions about the similarities between the Greek and Latin alphabets, about the names of some illustrious women of antiquity, such as Empress Theodora, and about the languages of Spain.
1.- Read the name of each woman, her activity and temporary location. Next, note the resemblance to the original Greek names. Finally, observe the etymons that form each name and deduce their meaning<img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="//inclusion.womenslegacyproject.eu/uploads/resume/attachment/3631/T_1.png" alt="" width="473" height="615" />
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2.- In the previous exercise you may have noticed that some letters are the same in both alphabets, since the Latin alphabet comes from the Greek alphabet in its uppercase forms (lowercase letters appeared in the 7th century AD).
a.- Make a table of equivalences in those cases in which the letters differ (The Latin initial h comes from a Greek sign &minus;rough spirit&minus;, which was not noticeable in the capital letters).
b.- Write the following Greek words with the capital letters of the Latin alphabet and you will understand them easily because they are Hellenisms of the common language.
&Alpha;&Gamma;&Omicron;&Rho;&Alpha;:
&Alpha;&Pi;&Omicron;&Lambda;&Omicron;&Gamma;&Iota;&Alpha;:
&Delta;&Rho;&Alpha;&Mu;&Alpha;:&nbsp;
&Epsilon;&Pi;&Iota;&Delta;&Eta;&Mu;&Iota;&Alpha;:
&Gamma;&Epsilon;&Nu;&Epsilon;&Sigma;&Iota;&Sigma;:
&Nu;&Epsilon;&Kappa;&Tau;&Alpha;&Rho;:
3.-Theodora was an empress of Byzantium who shared power with her husband Justinian and who enacted laws favourable to women's rights. In their reign, they managed to establish the territory of the ancient Roman Empire, create a commercial emporium and carry out large constructions such as Hagia Sophia.
a.- Reason why the textbooks should include her, as well as her husband.
b.- In her name appears the etymon or root teo-, which is very productive in the formation of words. Look up the meaning of the following words in a dictionary:
- theocentrism
- atheist
- theocracy
- theology
4.- All European alphabets derive from the Greek alphabet, either directly (Slavic languages) or indirectly through the Latin.
a.- Complete the table by putting the name of the languages of Spain under their corresponding words.
<table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 86.2069%; height: 109px;" border="1"><colgroup><col style="width: 20.0276%;" /><col style="width: 20.0276%;" /><col style="width: 20.0276%;" /><col style="width: 20.0276%;" /><col style="width: 20.0276%;" /></colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>legere</td>
<td>leer</td>
<td>llegir&nbsp;</td>
<td>idatzi&nbsp;</td>
<td>ler</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>scribere</td>
<td>escribir</td>
<td>escriure</td>
<td>irakurri</td>
<td>escribir</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>LAT&Iacute;N</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
b.- What languages in Spain use the Latin alphabet?
c.- What languages of Spain derive from Latin? What name do they get for it?
d.- Where do the synonymous terms alphabet and abecedary come from?
e.- Why do you think Basque language uses the Latin alphabet?

Observacions i context

Las emperatrices bizantinas fueron adquiriendo prominencia política con el paso del tiempo. Ya en el siglo V encontramos a Eudoxia , esposa de Arcadio, que ejerció una gran influencia en la política del Imperio. Eudocia , esposa de Teodosio II, protegió a los judíos y paganos y favoreció la cultura. Entre sus obras destaca una paráfrasis del Octateuco en hexámetros. Pulqueria -hermana de Teodosio II- aseguró la continuidad del imperio Bizantino en una época de grandes convulsiones.

Teodora, la emperatriz corregente, vivió en el siglo VI, pero con posterioridad encontramos a Irene, que en el siglo VIII convocó dos concilios y, tras acabar con su hijo, se convirtió en la primera emperatriz bizantina en ocupar el trono, no como consorte o regente, sino en su propio nombre. En el siglo XI, Zoe sobrevivió a tres esposos emperadores y a muchas conspiraciones y juegos de poder. También Ana Comnena en el siglo XII fue la autora de La Alexiada, la historia del reinado de su padre.

La actividad va dirigida a 2º de ESO en Cultura Clásica, bloque Pervivencia de las lenguas clásicas. Lengua y Literatura, pero también se podría realizar en 1º de ESO. En Historia de segundo se estudia el Imperio bizantino y sería una forma transversal de acercar el personaje de Teodora.

Descripció

Comparison of the capital letters of the Greek and Latin alphabet, through the names of outstanding women of classical antiquity, inferring their meaning from the etymons that make them up, especially in the case of Theodora. Differentiation between language and alphabet in the case of Spain.

On the origin of names: Theodora and other great women

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