Kalamos (Latin: Calamus) is an ancient Greek word meaning reed or reed pen. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. The term ancient Greece refers to the period of Greek history lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca Phragmites australis, the common reed, is a large perennial grass found in Wetlands throughout temperate and tropical regions of the Reed pens or kalamoi (singular Kalamos) are a type of Writing implement with a long history The basis for this meaning is the story of the Greek mythological figure Kalamos, son of Maiandros (god of the Maeander river). Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and Heroes the nature of the world and the origins and significance Meander or Maiandros is a river-god in Greek mythology, patron deity of the Meander river (modern Büyük Menderes River) in Caria, southern The Büyük Menderes River (historically the Maeander also spelled Meander) Turkish: Büyük Menderes Nehri, Ancient Greek:
Kalamos and Karpos
The story, recounted by Eros to Dionysus in consolation for the loss of his eromenos Ampelos, tells of the love of Kalamos for the beautiful youth Karpos. In Classical mythology, Dionysus or Dionysos (in Greek, Διόνυσος or Διώνυσος; associated with Roman In the pederastic tradition of Classical Athens, the eromenos ( Greek ἐρώμενος pl Ampelos (grc ἄμπελος is the Ancient Greek for " Vine " In Greek mythology Karpos (Carpus literally "fruit" was a youth renowned for his beauty [1] Karpos drowned in the Meander river while the two were competing in a swimming contest and in his grief, Kalamos allowed himself to also drown. The Büyük Menderes River (historically the Maeander also spelled Meander) Turkish: Büyük Menderes Nehri, Ancient Greek: He then transformed into a water reed.
It is said that the sound of rustling reeds is Kalamos lamenting the loss of Karpos. [1]
Walt Whitman's "Calamus" poems in Leaves of Grass may have been inspired by this story. Walter Whitman (May 31 1819 &ndash March 26 1892 was an American poet, Essayist journalist, and humanist. For the 2009 film by this name see Leaves of Grass (film Leaves of Grass (1855 is a poetry collection by the American poet
Etymology of the word Kalamos
Cognates can be found in Sanskrit (kalama, meaning "reed" and "pen" as well as a sort of rice) and Latin (calamus), suggesting the word originates in Proto-Indo European, the parent language of the three. Cognates in Linguistics are words that have a common origin They may occur within a language such as shirt and skirt as two English words descended from Sanskrit (sa संस्कृता वाक् saṃskṛtā vāk, for short sa संस्कृतम् saṃskṛtam) is a historical Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. The Arabic word qalam (meaning "pen" or "reed pen") is likely to have been borrowed from one of these languages in antiquity, or directly from Indo-European itself. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language The Swahili word kalamu ("pen") comes from the Arabic qalam. Swahili (called Kiswahili in the language itself is the First language of the Swahili people (Waswahili who inhabit several large stretches
From the Latin calamus come a number of modern English words:
- calamus (aka Sweet Flag), a wetland reed;
- calamari, meaning "squid", via the Latin calamarium, "ink horn" or "pen case", as reeds were then used as writing implements;
- calumet, another name for the Native American peace pipe, which was often made from a hollow reed;
- shawm, a medieval oboe-like instrument (whose sound is produced by a vibrating reed mouthpiece);
- chalumeau register, the lower notes of a clarinet's range (another reed instrument). Calamus or Common Sweet Flag ( Acorus calamus) is a Plant from the Acoraceae family Acorus genues Squid is a popular food in many parts of the world In many of the languages around the Mediterranean sea, squid are called 'calamari' (singular 'calamaro' Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States. A peace pipe, also called a calumet or medicine pipe, is a ceremonial Smoking pipe used by many Native American tribes traditionally as a token The shawm was a Medieval and Renaissance Musical instrument of the Woodwind family made in Europe from the late 13th century until "Hautbois" redirects here for the strawberry variety see Hautbois strawberry. This article is about the historical musical instrument For the register on the clarinet that is named for this instrument see Clarinet#Range. The clarinet is a Musical instrument in the Woodwind family The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word A reed is a thin strip of material which vibrates to produce a sound on a Musical instrument.
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