Philoi
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Characteristics
- Reciprocity
- Greek value-system
- {{translit|grc|Philoi}} in court
- Women
- In literature
- In philosophy
- Macedonia
- References
- Sources
'''''' (; ) is a word that roughly translates to 'friends'. This type of friendship is based on the characteristically Greek value for reciprocity as opposed to a friendship that exists as an end to itself.
== Characteristics ==
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