Philia
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Philia is one of the four ancient Greek words for love, alongside storge, agape and eros. In Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, philia is commonly translated as friendship or affection. Its conceptual op
Detail from Phidias Showing the Frieze of the Parthenon to His Friends by Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1868)
Greek words for love
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The Greek language has at least six different words to describe love. The Greek words for love include agápē, érōs, philía, philautía, storgē, and xenía; some of which are based in ancient Greek philo
Philia
…Philia (; from Ancient Greek φιλία (philía)) is one of the four ancient Greek words for love, alongside storge, agape and eros. In Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, philia is commonly translated as friendship or affection. Its conceptual opposite…
A payphone on which is written, "Tell them you love them"