aitia

Noun

aition (plural aitia)

1. (Greek) An origin story or myth in Ancient Greece.
   • This helps us to understand why Greek initiatory rituals are so often accompanied by an explanatory story—technically, the aition—in which the god appears twice, as the adversary of the people and as their protector. These aitia typically follow a three-part scenario […]2020, David M. Halperin et al., editors, Before Sexuality, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 123