STR

The STR root is often used in terms related to the mystery, or related rites, functions.
Take away the vowels, to see the STR.

• strephoumenen (στρεφομένην) - twist and turn in about itself. The twisting is typical of entheogenic experience (think - e.g. impossible multidimensional hypercube animations, etc)
• Oistros (οἶστρος): to sting, to go mad, to rage, frenzy, sexual frenzy, be stung by the gadfly. A driving force or madness, often related to lust or inspiration. (Estrogen comes from Oistros)
• Oistramania (οἶστρομανία): Mania from the gadfly sting; a frenzied or inspired state caused by external forces, often associated with divine madness.
• Oistretheis (οἶστροθεῖς): Stung to madness by Dionysus; driven into madness or ecstatic frenzy by the influence of Dionysus.
• Oistro Planeia (οἶστρο πλάνεια): Wandering madness; a state of erratic or frenzied wandering, either physically or mentally.
• Ostres Planetai (ὀστρη πλανηταί): (no definition provided)
• Orchestra - (ὀρχήστρα) - place where you dance.
• Historia - (ἱστορία) - a question you pose to an oracle. Inquiry. An oracle has an understanding that is outside of time. A most excellent vessel for a god to possess, is a teenager. Istoria is asking the oracle a question. Got there for the understanding that happens from being taken from time (Kronos). Eventually, over time, this individual oriented word evolves to collective oriented (modern history).
• Historia (ἱστορία): Inquiry. Systematic or scientific observation. Knowledge obtained or information.
• Historeou (ἱστορέω): To ask the oracle; to inquire of a higher source for wisdom or knowledge.