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arête

noun as in ridge

Strongest match

Strong matches

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noun as in moral excellence; fulfillment of purpose

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Only after Calypso is put aside, do Arete the wife and Nausicaa the maid become possible.

From the grot of Calypso he passes to the home of Arete; both woman and man are in an ethical relation.

Still she withholds her sympathy at first for a good reason; Arete is not wholly impulse and feeling, she has thought, reflection.

Pallas and Nausicaa, he first goes to Arete and clasps her knees in supplication, begging for an escort to his country.

Altogether too sudden; Arete would not have said that, though the woman be the natural match-maker.

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On this page you'll find 27 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to arete, such as: excellence, fulfillment, potential, attainment, character, and merit.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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