aition

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αἴτιον (aítion, “cause”).

Noun

aition (plural aitia)

1. (Greek mythology) An origin story or myth in Ancient Greece.
   • 2020, David M. Halperin et al., editors, Before Sexuality, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 123:

     This helps us to understand why Greek initiatory rituals are so often accompanied by an explanatory story—technically, the aition—in which the god appears twice, as the adversary of the people and as their protector. These aitia typically follow a three-part scenario […]

Finnish

Noun

aition

1. genitive singular of aitio

Anagrams

• Tainio