Meaning of Fame (What it is, Concept and Definition)

What is Fame:

As fame we refer to the condition of someone who is famous, to the opinion that people have formed about something or someone, or to widespread news about something. The word comes from Latin fame.

People who have a certain degree of fame are generally public or famous figureswidely known or reputed, who receive great attention from the media and the public.

Thus, fame is common among actors, singers, athletes or great artists, as well as among politicians, high-profile businessmen. In fact, there are venues such as halls of fame to exalt the sporting prowess of athletes, or the Hall of Fameto recognize the work of great actors.

However, nowadays also people who have not done any feat, like a star of reality show or the heir to a vast fortune, can achieve great fame and popularity.

Fame, however, is also the opinion that we form in other people as a consequence of our actions, words or decisions. Thus, we can create a good famecomparable to a good reputation, or a notorietythat is, a negative opinion about us.

See also Success.

In this regard, there is a saying that talks about this: “create fame and go to sleep”according to which once others have formed a good or bad opinion about you, it costs little work to maintain it.

Synonyms of fame They can be reputation, prestige, popularity, notoriety, renown.

In Englishfame translates as fame. For example: “The Hall of Fame members include Harrison Ford, Tony Gwynn and George Takei” (Hall of Fame members include Harrison Ford, Tony Gwynn and George Takei.)

Goddess Fame

Fame is also the name by which a goddess from Greek mythology (Feme) is known in Roman mythology. She was in charge of spreading people’s rumors and facts., but without distinguishing whether they were true or false, hence she was also the goddess of rumors and gossip. She was a winged creature, very fast, with an eye in each feather and a tongue for each eye; She repeated incessantly everything she found out about. For this reason, she was not appreciated in heaven, but she was not a creature of hell either, so she inhabited the clouds and caused all kinds of misunderstandings among humans.

Fame as a fictional character

Famas are fictional characters that appear in the work of the Argentine writer Julio Cortázar, titled Stories of cronopios and fame (1962). The Famas represent the Argentine upper class, and appear interacting with the Cronopios, who are the middle class, and the Esperanzas, the lower class.