Associations to the word «Amphictyony»
Wiktionary
AMPHICTYONY, noun. A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.
Dictionary definition
AMPHICTYONY, noun. An association of neighboring states or tribes in ancient Greece; established originally to defend a common religious center.
Wise words
Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at
least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are
nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to
build something with them; they do not win their true
meaning until one knows how to apply them.