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The Olympic Hendiatris: The famous 3-part motto of the Olympics

The Olympic Hendiatris: The famous 3-part motto of the Olympics. If you are a member of the US Olympic planning team--you need to know this famous motto!. Hendiatris is a Greek word.  It means "three-part unity."  Many cultures use a series of 3 words to form a unified motto. (hen-dee-a-tris).

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The Olympic Hendiatris: The famous 3-part motto of the Olympics

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  1. The Olympic Hendiatris:The famous 3-part motto of the Olympics If you are a member of the US Olympic planning team--you need to know this famous motto!

  2. Hendiatris is a Greek word.  It means "three-part unity."  Many cultures use a series of 3 words to form a unified motto. (hen-dee-a-tris)

  3. The Olympic Hendiatris is a famous series of 3 Latin words:Citius, Altius, Fortius(Si-ti-us, Al-ti-us, For-ti-us) In English this means: Swifter, Higher, Stronger

  4. In Russian, the Olympic hendiatris looks like:Быстрее, Bыше, Cильнее It sounds like: Bee-stray-ye, Veesh-ye, Sil-ni-ye

  5. There are many examples of hendiatris in our culture.  Do you know where these famous three-part mottos came from?  Make a guess before going to the next slide.

  6. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness Do you recognize this famous US hendiatris?

  7. Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness It's from the US Declaration of Independence!

  8. In Russian that looks like:Жизнь, свобода и стремление к счастью And sounds like:  Zhee-zhen, sva-bo-da, ee strem-le-nee-ye k shas-tyu

  9. Liberté, Egalité, FraternitéLiberty, Equality, Fraternity Do you recognize this famous 3-part French motto?

  10. Liberté, Egalité, FraternitéLiberty, Equality, Fraternity This french 3-part motto is the famous hendiatris of the French Revolution (1789).

  11. In Russian that 3-part French Revolution motto is:Свобода, Равенство, Братство That sounds like this in English: Sva-bo-da, Ra-venst-va, Bratst-va

  12. Peace, Land, Bread Do you recognize this famous hendiatris?

  13. It looked like this in Russian:Мир, Земля, Хлеб It sounded like this: Meer, Zim-lya, Khlyeb

  14. Мир, Земля, Хлеб This is the hendiatris of the Russian Revolution (1917).

  15. Veni, Vidi, Vici(Wenee, Weedee, Weechee) Do you recognize this famous hendiatris?  It's in Latin.

  16. Veni, Vidi, Vici=I came, I saw, I conquered This is the famous 3-part motto of Julius Caesar.  He wrote it in a report that he sent to the Senate of Rome in the year 47 BC after his total victory in the Battle of Zela.

  17. Although Veni, Vidi, Vici is almost always said in Latin, if you were going to say it in Russian, it would look like this:Я приехал, я увидел, я завоевал And it would sound like this: Ya pree-ye-khal, ya oo-vee-dyil, ya za-va-ye-val!

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