Tellurium was discovered in gold ores by Franz Joseph MÎ´ller von Reichenstein, the chief inspector of mines in Trannsylvania in 1782.However tellurium was named by M. Klaproth, who isolated it in 1798, after he continued MÎ´ller von Reichenstein's work.ellurium was discovered in gold ores by Franz Joseph MÎ´ller von Reichenstein, the chief inspector of mines in Trannsylvania in 1782.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Hubris. Hubris, also hybris, from ancient Greek á½Î²ÏÎ¹Ï, means extreme pride or arrogance. Hubris often indicates a loss of contact with reality and an overestimation of one's own competence or capabilities, especially when the person exhibiting it is in a position of power. The adjectival form of the noun hubris is hubristic.
Hubris is another word for pride. Hubris, or pride, is one of the most common tragic flaws for a hero or heroine. Many literary heroes have caused or nearly caused their own destruction because of their excessive pride. Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice nearly loses Elizabeth by having excessive pride in himself and his social status. In The Odyssey, Odysseus' hubris and arrogance toward the gods causes his to land in one scrape after another on his 10-year journey home from Troy. In the Greek myth about Narcissus, Narcissus is so prideful of his own beauty, that he sits staring at his reflection until he starves to death.