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πυρριάω
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πυρρίχιος
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πυρρίχη
πυρρίχ-η [ῐ] (sc. ὄρχησις), ἡ,
A). war-dance, Ar. Ra. 153 , X. An. 6.1.12 , Pl. Lg. 816b ; called from one Πύρριχος the inventor, acc. to Aristox. Fr.Hist. 46 , Str. 10.3.8 , 10.4.16 ; but acc. to Arist. Fr. 519 , from its being first used at the funeral of Patroclus (from πυρά); as a prizecontest, CIG 2758 IV (Aphrodisias), 3089 (Teos).
2). generally, δειναὶ π. strange contortions, E. Andr. 1135 : prov., πυρρίχην βλέπειν 'to look daggers', Ar. Av. 1169 .


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the pyrrhic dance, a kind of war-dance

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πυρρίχη
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πυρρίχη
Headword (normalized/stripped):
πυρριχη
IDX:
91828
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-91829
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">πυρρίχ-η</span> <span class="pron greek">[ῐ]</span> (sc. <span class="foreign greek">ὄρχησις</span>), <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">war-dance</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:153" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg009.perseus-grc1:153/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ra.</span> 153 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:6:1:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0032.tlg006.perseus-grc1:6:1:12/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">X.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">An.</span> 6.1.12 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:816b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:816b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 816b </a>; called from one <span class="foreign greek">Πύρριχος</span> the inventor, acc. to <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0088.tlg004:46" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0088.tlg004:46/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Aristox.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.Hist.</span> 46 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:3:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:3:8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Str.</span> 10.3.8 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:4:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0099.tlg001.perseus-grc1:10:4:16/canonical-url/"> 10.4.16 </a>; but acc. to <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg051:519" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg051:519/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 519 </a>, from its being first used at the funeral of Patroclus (from <span class="foreign greek">πυρά</span>); as a prizecontest, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">CIG</span> 2758 </span> IV (Aphrodisias), <span class="bibl"> 3089 </span> (Teos). </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> generally, <span class="foreign greek">δειναὶ π</span>. strange <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">contortions</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1135" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1135/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Andr.</span> 1135 </a>: prov., <span class="foreign greek">πυρρίχην βλέπειν</span> \'to look daggers\', <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1169" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0019.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1169/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ar.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Av.</span> 1169 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}