April 2016 - Hubris (HOO-briss) is a Greek word which we translate into English as pride or arrogance. (You can also spell it hybris). Its original meaning in Greek was to hit something. It means thinking you are better than you really are, as in the expression Pride goes before a fall..
Wikimedia Commons: Athens, Illinois. Athens /ËeÉªÎ¸Énz/ AY-thÉnz is a city in Menard County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,726 at the 2000 census, and 1,778 at a 2009 estimate. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.
It has a sprawling, irregular shape that extends into nine different townships, more than any other Illinois city. They are: Joliet, Plainfield, Troy, New Lenox, Jackson, Channahon, and Lockport in Will County, and Na-Au-Say and Seward in Kendall County. Joliet is a Des Plaines River town, with the downtown located in the river valley.