What Does "Sophrosyne" and "Gnothi Seauton" Mean? o_O
Monday, July 21, 2008 - 1:21am |
A lot of people have asked me what my Gamertag means. I heard my professor use "Sophosyne" in my Greek Mythology class and it caught my attention. I looked it up and loved what it meant and stood for so I chose it. I'm really into Ancient Greek History, and Philosophy so perhaps this may also help to explain why I chose this name. Here's one explanation of it:
"Sophrosyne (σωφροσύνη) is a Greek philosophical term etymologically meaning moral sanity and from there self control or moderation guided by true self-knowledge.
Greeks upheld the ideal of sophrosyne, which means prudence and moderation but ultimately its complex meaning, so important to the ancients, is very difficult to convey in English. It is perhaps best expressed by the two most famous sayings of the oracle at Delphi: "Nothing in excess" and "Know thyself."
Read More...