QUOTE(Dr Sturm @ Mar 19 2007, 06:04 PM)

... Because the Greek sense is the arrogance to believe you can overcome the Gods.
Just noticed this. While mortals commiting the crime of hubris against the gods is a revisited theme in Greek literature, there is nothing inherently involving the gods about hubris. Aristotle defines hubris as humiliating someone not due to revenge, but simply because you gain pleasure out of humiliating them.
The modern sense of the word however relates more to being prideful, as was already mentioned. I personally think this works better than the Greek sense, because many religions show how pride causes mankind to sin against whatever diety they worship. The most widely commented story of this type is the Afro-Semetic myth that has become known as the Tower of Babel.