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Physicist & mathematician. In universo quaerimus sensum.

[Philosway @philosway]

"Everything wants you, when you want nothing."

— Gautama Buddha

[Homer Pavlos @HomerPavlos]

There are some powerful secrets in Odyssey that you can only understand if you speak Greek. Let me give you an example.

The Odyssey, apart from being a literary work, also conceals a profound philosophy that most people are unaware of, not intentionally, but because this philosophy cannot be fully understood in the English language; it can only be grasped in Greek, thanks to the richness of its philology and the etymology of its words.

The three most important suitors who die are Antinous, Eurymachus, and Amphinomus. In English, these names mean nothing, but in the Greek language, they carry great significance due to Homer's deliberate choice of them.

The name Antinous means the one who opposes rational arguments, the irrational one ('anti' + 'nous' = mind/intellect).

Antinous is the first to speak, the most irreverent of all, and the first to be killed. Odysseus reveals his true self, he has changed after ten years fighting at Troy and another ten struggling against the seas. The first trial he faces upon his return is a war within his own mind, his reason. That is why Homer creates Antinous as his first enemy: the one who fights against logic, according to his name. Odysseus triumphs over him.

Next comes Eurymachus. He is warlike but also two-faced. His name means the broad, great fighter ('eurys' = wide/broad + 'machos' = fighter). Eurymachus puts Odysseus in a dilemma and tries to shift the blame onto Antinous. He personifies discord and duplicity, a man without morals, capable of anything to avoid punishment. Yet Odysseus overcomes this obstacle as well, which symbolizes moral superiority. He does not yield, and his mind is not poisoned.

Third is Amphinomus. His name means the one who distorts the law ('amphi' = around/both sides + 'nomos' = law). He is the most compassionate of the suitors. Amphinomus tries twice to discourage the other suitors from murdering Telemachus. Odysseus even tries to warn Amphinomus to leave the house before the final battle. Nevertheless, Amphinomus stays and dies along with the others.

Through this, Odysseus, and by extension Homer, teaches us that in life, sacrifices are required, even when they demand that we show no compassion when the goal is more important and serves a greater purpose that will improve things overall. These are sacrifices that most people, even brave and heroic ones, cannot make.

That is why there are many people, but few are truly brave and heroes.

[LenguasClásicas IEDA @clasicasIEDA]

Palabra del día:
'γαλαξίας ὁ (galaxías)
'vía láctea' 
Griego, palabras para todo
Imagen: El nacimiento de la Vía Láctea, 1636, P.P. Rubens, Museo Del Prado
Zeus quiso hacer inmortal a Heracles acercándolo al pecho de su esposa Hera para que mamara mientras ella dormía.

[Maite Jiménez Pérez @maiteximenez]

ερωτοπλοέω, “navego en el océano del amor”. ⛵💋

(Anth. Gr. 5.156).

#griegopalabrasparatodo

[PAH @273Ren]

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[PAH @273Ren]

@musicandsoularg Gracias por publicar contenido de valor. De los mejores perfiles que he encontrado.

[PAH @273Ren]

#ElFantasmaDeLaOpera
Magnífica obra, la amé🤩 . Gracias @pearkiss

[Escenario OCESA @EscenarioOCESA]

¡Vive noches de magia, música y misterio con El Fantasma de la Ópera! 🌹

📆 Miércoles a domingo | Teatro de los Insurgentes
🎫 Boletos en taquilla y ticketmaster
🚨Temporada limitada

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Ocean is full of unreal beauty

[📹shfxaan]

[Black Hole @konstructivizm]

That's a stunning capture of Messier 21 (M21, or NGC 6531), an open star cluster in the constellation Sagittarius!This image is one of the first public releases from the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory's massive 3.2-gigapixel LSST Camera, taken during commissioning in 2025. M21 is a relatively young cluster (estimated age around 4–6 million years), located about 4,000 light-years away, and contains roughly 57 known member stars—mostly faint and small, with a few brighter blue giants standing out. Its apparent magnitude of 6.5 makes it visible in binoculars under dark skies, but invisible to the naked https://t.co/dFrKnDq66r you noted, it's positioned close to the iconic Trifid Nebula (M20), though the two are not physically associated. This region is part of the rich Sagittarius OB1 stellar association, a hotbed of star https://t.co/DWNEqbchfm are some high-resolution views of this Rubin Observatory image, including close-ups of M21 and the surrounding area with the Trifid and Lagoon Nebulae:The Rubin's incredible resolution reveals thousands of faint stars in dense packs like this—far more detail than previous ground-based images. Absolutely breathtakin

[Quimica_con_cheems @quimicacheems]

Chequense este canal que me acabo de encontrar. Si lo pueden seguir y darle apoyo estaría increíble

https://t.co/WMGH45NUR6

[PAH @273Ren]

La historia de Plutón:
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[Curiosity @CuriosityonX]

Milky Way

[Space 8K @uhd2020]

A Window to the universe ✨

[Interesting AF @interesting_aIl]

At this point I’m questioning if I’m breathing wrong

[Dr∴ Armando J. Lara D. I. 𓅓 @arjoladiin]

桜の美しさが湖に映る、@273Renの素晴らしい作品。穏やかな風景に心が癒されます。🌸 𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚍𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚟𝚎𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞? 🎨
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[Sadhguru @SadhguruJV]

The darkest night of the year is the Great Night of Shiva – #Mahashivratri – because Darkness is all-pervading & it is in this lap of emptiness that all Creation has happened. The darkest night is a night ripe with immense Possibilities to accelerate one's spiritual growth and evolution. A night not just for wakefulness but for Awakening. –Sg

[Buitengebieden @buitengebieden]

Happy dog.. 😊

[Dr∴ Armando J. Lara D. I. 𓅓 @arjoladiin]

𝙼𝚊𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚝𝚑 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚐𝚞𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞.