The Greek penalty
How many teams and players have been punished during this years’ World Cup? Was that fair?
How many penalties have you watched until now during the World Cup? I guess enough, but which is your favorite? I did like the one from Ronaldo against England, basically because his reaction after he scored! But thinking more on that, I have to admit: the Greek is still the one I mostly like. To think like me, you should look in the mythology and remember who Poena was.
In the Roman mythology she was the goddess of punishment and in nowadays the general name for any punishment of any offence.
The Latin word of penalty, poena is the transcription of the Greek word ποινή (poinê), the pain, punishment and penalty, which gave rise to english words such as subpoena.
Ποινή was the female Daimon (spirit) of retribution, vengeance, recompense, punishment and penalty for the crime of murder and manslaughter.
This is the origin of any penalty... did that help at all to understand the penalties in the world of football?