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Gamos in a sentence

Using Gamos

  • In the example corpus, gamos often appears in combinations such as: hieros gamos, gamos or.

Context around Gamos

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 32 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

hieros 4×

Often after:

ritual 1×

Sentence patterns with Gamos

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a hieros gamos ritual copulation 1× as the gamos and engeysis 1× markets and gamos are immediately 1× s hieros gamos or sacred 1× sumerian hieros gamos was that 1× the hieros gamos or sacred 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

another important sumerian 1× benito c a 1× the president said 1× this seems also 1× this union seems 1× to complicate matters 1×

Common sentence endings:

earth s fertility 1× earth see below 1× for three weeks 1× greenery and pasture 1× was only verbal 1× water or semen 1×

Words around Gamos

Just before it in the word index:

gamora 56 gamonts 2 gamondi 2 gammut 2 gammons 7 gammon 29

Just after it in the word index:

gamow 12 gamp 2 gampaha 10 gampel 3 gamper 2 gamperaliya 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Gamos

  • In this selection, "gamos" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, hieros and ritual stand out and add context to how "gamos" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a hieros gamos ritual copulation and as the gamos and engeysis. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gamos" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gamos

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This union seems to be a reference to a hieros gamos (ritual copulation) to ensure the earth's fertility. (19 words)

The President said all public gatherings in whatever form, including lumos (open markets) and Gamos are immediately suspended for three weeks. (21 words)

Another important Sumerian hieros gamos was that between Ki, here known as Ninhursag or "Lady of the Mountains", and Enki of Eridu, the god of fresh water which brought forth greenery and pasture. (33 words)

Longer example sentences

This seems also implicated in the epic of the hieros gamos or sacred marriage of Enki and Ninhursag (above), which seems an etiological myth of the fertilisation of the dry ground by the coming of irrigation water (from Sumerian a, ab, water or semen). (44 words)

To complicate matters, erusin in modern Hebrew means engagement, not betrothal.) This was later adopted in Ancient Greece as the gamos and engeysis rituals, although unlike in Judaism the contract made in front of witness was only verbal. (38 words)

Benito, C.A. (1969) "Enki and Ninmah" and "Enki and the World Order" (dissertation, Uni of Philadelphia) This may be a reference to Enki's hieros gamos or sacred marriage with Ki Ninhursag (the Earth) (see below). (37 words)

Example sentences (6)

The President said all public gatherings in whatever form, including lumos (open markets) and Gamos are immediately suspended for three weeks.

Another important Sumerian hieros gamos was that between Ki, here known as Ninhursag or "Lady of the Mountains", and Enki of Eridu, the god of fresh water which brought forth greenery and pasture.

Benito, C.A. (1969) "Enki and Ninmah" and "Enki and the World Order" (dissertation, Uni of Philadelphia) This may be a reference to Enki's hieros gamos or sacred marriage with Ki Ninhursag (the Earth) (see below).

This seems also implicated in the epic of the hieros gamos or sacred marriage of Enki and Ninhursag (above), which seems an etiological myth of the fertilisation of the dry ground by the coming of irrigation water (from Sumerian a, ab, water or semen).

This union seems to be a reference to a hieros gamos (ritual copulation) to ensure the earth's fertility.

To complicate matters, erusin in modern Hebrew means engagement, not betrothal.) This was later adopted in Ancient Greece as the gamos and engeysis rituals, although unlike in Judaism the contract made in front of witness was only verbal.

Common combinations with gamos

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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