Ο χορός στην αρχαιότητα

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εὐρύχορος : (if from χορός) with broad dancing-places or lawns; (if from χῶρος) spacious; epith. of lands and cities.

 

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ζυγόν (ζεύγνυ_μι), gen. ζυγόφιν: [...] cross-bar of a lyre (see φόρμιγξ), to which the strings were attached, Il. 9.187.

 

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Θάμυρις : Thamyris, a Thracian bard vanquished and blinded by the Muses, Il. 2.595†.

 

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Θρηνέω : chant or sing a dirge, Od. 24.61 ; ἀοιδήν, ‘were raising the funeral song,’ Il. 24.722.

 

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θρῆνος : dirge, Il. 24.721.

 

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καλλίχορος : with beautiful dancing-lawns, Od. 11.581†.

 

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κιθαρίζω : play on the cithara, play; φόρμιγγι, Il. 18.570†. (See cut, representing a Greek woman.)

 

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κίθαρις : cithara, lyre; for κιθαριστύς, Il. 13.731.

 

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κιθαριστυς cithara-playing. (See cut.)

 

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Κινύρης : a ruler in Cyprus, Il. 11.20†.

 

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κροταλίζω (κρόταλον): rattle; ὄχεα κροτάλιζον, ‘drew the rattling chariots,’ Il. 11.160†.

 

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κυβιστάω (κύβη, head, found only in glossaries), ipf. κυβίστων: turn somersaults, tumble, Il. 16.745, 749; of fishes, Il. 21.354.

 

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κυβιστητήρ , ῆρος: tumbler; diver, Il. 16.750.

 

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λιγύς , λιγεῖα, λιγύ: clear and loud of tone, said of singers, the harp, an orator, ‘clear-voiced,’ ‘clear-toned,’ Od. 24.62, Il. 9.186, Il. 1.248; of the wind, ‘piping,’ ‘whistling,’ Od. 3.176, Il. 13.334.—Adv., λιγέως, ἀγορεύειν, φυ_σᾶν, κλαίειν, Il. 3.214, Ψ 218, Od. 10.201.

 

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λιγύφθογγος : loud-voiced, clearvoiced.

 

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λιγύφωνος : with loud, clear note, of a falcon, Il. 19.350†.

 

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λίνος : lay of Linus, the Linus-song, an ancient popular melody, Il. 18.570†.

 

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μαρμαρυγή (μαρμαρύσσω = μαρμαίρω): the quick twinkling of dancers' feet, pl., Od. 8.265†.

 

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μέλπω : act., celebrate with dance and song, Il. 1.474; mid., play (and sing), φορμίζων, on the lyre, Od. 4.17, Od. 13.27; dance and sing, ἐν χορῷ, Il. 16.182; fig., μέλπεσθαι Ἄρηι, Il. 7.241.

 

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μολπή (μέλπω): play, entertainment with music and dancing, Od. 6.101, Il. 1.472; music, singing and dancing, Il. 18.572.