'''Hetair-''' or latinicized '''Hetaer-''' is a Greek linguistic root bearing the meaning of ''companion'' (cf. Latin Socii and societas). It is used in the following terms: {{tocright}} ==Ancient Greece== *Hetairoi (sing. Hetairos), the name of the Macedonian aristocracy and later Companion cavalry *Hetaira (plural Hetairai), female sophisticated companions, courtesans *Hetairideia, a festival of Magnesians and Macedonians *Hetairiai or Ancient Greek clubs, associations of ancient Greeks who were united by a common interest or goal *Hetairia or Andreia, the Cretan terms for Doric Syssitia (common meals) *Hetaireios, an epithet of Zeus
==Modern Greece== *Filiki Eteria, a secret 19th century organization whose purpose was to overthrow Ottoman rule over Greece and to establish an independent Greek state *The Greek term for company, found in many business names such as Jumbo Anonymi Etairia
==Biology== * ''Hetaeria'', or hairy jewel orchids, a genus in the family Orchidaceae * ''Hetaerina'': a genus of damselfly * ''Hetaira (katydid)'': a genus of bush crickets
==Other uses== *Hetaireia, a Byzantine imperial guard * Hetaerism, a theoretical early state of human society that practiced a polyamorous and communistic lifestyle; see Matriarchal religion
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Category:Greek words and phrases