Alliance was founded in 1854 by the merger of three smaller communities called Williamsport (formed in 1827), Freedom (formed in 1838), and Liberty (formed in 1850). A fourth community, Mount Union, was added in 1888. Alliance was incorporated as a city in 1889.
For other uses, see Eudaemon (disambiguation). Eudaimonia (Greek: Îµá½Î´Î±Î¹Î¼Î¿Î½Î¯Î± [euÌ¯daiÌ¯mo'nÃ­aË]), sometimes anglicized as eudaemonia or eudemonia /juËdáµ»ËmoÊniÉ/, is a Greek word commonly translated as happiness or welfare; however, human flourishing has been proposed as a more accurate translation. Etymologically, it consists of the words eu (good) and daimÅn (spirit).
Eudaimonia: Personal Happiness According to the Greeks. Eudaimonia (also known as Eudaemonism) is a Greek word, which refers to a state of having a good indwelling spirit or being in a contented state of being healthy, happy and prosperous. In moral philosophy, eudaimonia is used to refer to the right actions as those that result in the well-being of an individual.