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Hello and welcome to Your Greek Word On A Sunday, a weekly, bite-size podcast for anyone curious on language, etymology and connections. I am your host, Emmanuela Lia and wherever you are in the world, if you want to entertain your brain for a few minutes, this is the podcast for you. Let's Go!
As we enter Spring and enjoying clear skies more and more, can you imagine what the sky must have looked like in ancient times? How clear and rich the night sky might have looked? Around 500 BC , Greek astronomers were noticing -among other things-moving stars. Κόμη (Come) in ancient Greek meant 'hair' so, a moving start that looked like it had long hair whilst moving was-and still is-a ΚΟΜΗΤΗΣ/COMET
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