Glossary

  • Road ( Dromos )

    The word “dromos” was formed in the Ancient Greek language.

    Originally, the word denoted the act of movement rather than the ground itself. Today, it primarily carries a spatial and metaphorical meaning.

    It is a strip of land that serves transport between two geographical points.

    In philosophy, it functions as a cosmic symbol, a metaphor for inner search, knowledge, and the transition from ignorance to truth.

    According to Heraclitus, it holds the following meaning:

    «ὁδὸς ἄνω κάτω μία καὶ ὡυτή»

    "The road up and the road down is one and the same."

    It symbolizes the unity of opposites and the continuous flux of the world.

  • Doureios

    “Doureios” means wooden.

    It shares the same root with the Ancient Greek word drȳs (δρῦς: tree, oak) and dory (δόρυ: spear, lance).

    In Greek mythology, the Trojan Horse (Doureios Hippos) was a structure conceived by Odysseus and built by the Achaeans, a wooden horse serving as a hiding place to capture Troy.

    By extension, it refers to any trick or deceptive plan intended to mislead.

  • Microcosm

    A microcosm is a miniature world or a small system that condenses and reflects the characteristics of a broader whole.

    It is a small, autonomous system that acts as a "scale model" and reflects the features of a much larger world.

    It is defined by three main properties:

    The Mirror Property (Reflection): It functions like a fractal. By carefully observing the small part, one can understand how the larger whole operates.

    The Autonomy Property (Closed System): It has its own boundaries and generates its own internal balance, functioning autonomously.

    The Structural Connection Property (Digital / Algorithmic Perspective): It operates like a code, using simple rules to replicate the behavior of real life.

  • Efthetoteros

    Efthetoteros means more opportune.

    Efthetoteros is the comparative degree of the Ancient Greek adjective “efthetos” (εύθετος: suitable, opportune).

    A synonym of "more suitable" or "more appropriate."

    While the concept of suitability is often static, efthetoteros carries an inherent dimension of time and opportunity.

    It denotes that state in which conditions have matured, external circumstances align, and the moment becomes the most opportune for action, transition, or revelation.

  • Light

    Light is a form of electromagnetic energy that propagates through vacuum at the maximum speed in the universe and stimulates human vision.

    It exhibits a dual nature, behaving both as a wave of oscillating electric and magnetic fields and as a stream of massless particles called photons.

    Visible light constitutes a minute fraction of the overall electromagnetic spectrum, where the frequency of these waves determines their energy and is interpreted by our brain as different colors.

  • Shadow

    A shadow is a dark area formed when an opaque object blocks the path of light rays.Because light travels in a straight line, it cannot "bend" around the object, leaving the area behind it unreachable by light rays.

    When light originates from an extended source (such as the Sun), the shadow is divided into three distinct zones:

    Umbra (Primary Shadow): The central, fully dark region where light is completely blocked.

    Penumbra (Partial Shadow): The outer, partially illuminated zone where light is only partially blocked, creating a soft gradation at the edges.

    Antumbra: The region extending beyond the end of the umbra, where the object appears smaller than the light source, creating a bright ring around it.

  • Motion

    Motion is the change in position or orientation of a body in three-dimensional space relative to time.

    In Physics, motion is not absolute but relative, as it is always described in relation to a chosen frame of reference.

    The motion of any object manifests in two fundamental ways:

    Translational Motion: The change of position from one point to another, caused by the application of external forces.

    Rotational Motion: The change of orientation around an axis, caused by the application of torques (rotational forces).

    According to the Law of Inertia (Newton's First Law), the motion of a body does not require a force to maintain itself; external forces or torques are required only to alter its speed, direction, or rotation.

  • Sediment and Sedimentary Rock

    Sediment is any unconsolidated solid material created by the erosive weathering of older rocks or through chemical and biological processes. Sediment is transported by natural agents such as water, wind, or glaciers and settles at the bottom of a liquid body or on the Earth's surface.

    Sedimentary rock is the solid rock formed by the accumulation and compaction of pre-existing sediments on the surface of the Earth's crust. It essentially represents the "recycled" product of older rocks or organic materials formed under the influence of water, air, or ice.