Associations to the word «Hamartia»

Wiktionary

HAMARTIA, noun. The tragic flaw of the protagonist in a literary tragedy.
HAMARTIA, noun. (Christian theology): sin

Dictionary definition

HAMARTIA, noun. The character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca