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θεες
goddesses /θeˈes/
nounB1#1894 most common
Also: female deities, divine women (figurative)
Example sentences
Οι θεές είναι όμορφες.
The goddesses are beautiful.
Η Αθηνά και η Άρτεμις είναι θεές.
Athena and Artemis are goddesses.
Στην αρχαία Ελλάδα λάτρευαν πολλές θεές.
In ancient Greece, people worshipped many goddesses.
Οι αρχαίοι Έλληνες πίστευαν ότι οι θεές κατοικούσαν στον Όλυμπο.
The ancient Greeks believed the goddesses lived on Olympus.
Οι θεές του Ολύμπου συχνά επενέβαιναν στις ζωές των θνητών.
The goddesses of Olympus often intervened in the lives of mortals.
Στη μυθολογία, οι θεές διέθεταν δυνάμεις που ξεπερνούσαν κάθε ανθρώπινη αντίληψη.
In mythology, the goddesses possessed powers beyond all human understanding.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | θεά | θεές |
| Genitive | θεάς | θεών |
| Accusative | θεά | θεές |
| Vocative | θεά | θεές |
Word family
θεόςgod
θεϊκόςdivine, godlike
θεότηταdivinity, deity
θεολογίαtheology
αθεϊσμόςatheism
Etymology
Θεά is the feminine form of θεός, the ancient Greek word for god. Speakers formed it by adding a feminine ending to the same root. The origin of θεός itself is disputed among linguists, and it is not related to the Latin word deus, despite the surface resemblance. Θεές is simply the plural of θεά.
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