sophrosyne

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II. A Modern Mantra Wisdom, judgment, wit and sense; Sophrosyne, intelligence; Keep these close and you will live a life without regret.

From Washington Post • Jul. 21, 2016

Dionysius had three children by Doris, and by Aristomache four, two of which were daughters, Sophrosyne and Arete.

From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh

His son by Doris, Dionysius, married Sophrosyne, his daughter by Aristomache.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham

Sophrosyne was married to his son Dionysius; Arete, to his brother Thearides, after whose death, Dion received his niece Arete to wife.

From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh

If a new word should be introduced to express this function, the Greek word Sophrosyne would be a very good one, as it signifies a self-controlled and reasonable nature.

From Buchanan's Journal of Man, December 1887 Volume 1, Number 11 by Buchanan, Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes)