πυρρίχη — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

πυρρίχηηςfpyrrhic dance, war-danceenergetic dance in hoplite armour, imitating movements of defence and attack, assoc. esp. w. the Panathenaic festivalAr. Pl. X.pl., ref. to the defensive movements of an armed man under attackE.ref. to the dance of Roman priests of Mars called SaliiPlu.fig.phr.πυρρίχην βλέπεινhave a war-dance looki.e. a fierce martial expressionAr.

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the pyrrhic dance, a kind of war-dance

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