disconnected

Core Vocab: nēpios

This month we will consider nēpios, plural nēpioi. In the Core Vocab, the definition is given as "‘disconnected’ (the disconnection can be mental, moral, or emotional)." Here is one example: "I killed the son of Amphidamas. It was involuntary. I was feeling disconnected [nēpios]. I got angry during a game of dice. But then [your father] the charioteer Peleus received me in his home, and he raised me in a… Read more