ῥαψῳδός
ῥαψῳδ-ός,
ὁ,
A). reciter of Epic poems, sts. applied to the
bard who recited his own poem, as to Hesiod,
Nicocl. ap. Sch.
Pi. N. 2.2 (v. infr.); but usu.,
professional reciters, esp.
of the poems of Homer,
Hdt. 5.67 ,
Pl. Ion 530c , etc.: also
ῥ. κύων, ironically, of the Sphinx who
chanted her riddle,
S. OT 391 . (Prob. from
ῥάπτω, ἀοιδή;
Hes. Fr. 265 speaks of himself and Homer as
ἐν νεαροῖς ὕμνοις ῥάψαντες ἀοιδήν, and
Pi. N. 2.2 calls Epic poets
ῥαπτῶν ἐπέων ἀοιδοί: not from
ῥάβδος (cf.
ῥάβδος 1.6 ) as if
ῥαβδῳδός (
Eust. 6.24 ,
ῥαβδῳδία ib.
16 ).)
ShortDef
rhapsode, reciter of epic poems
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Headword (normalized):
ῥαψῳδός
Headword (normalized/stripped):
ραψωδος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-92246
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ῥαψῳδ-ός</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">reciter of Epic poems</span>, sts. applied to the <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">bard who recited his own poem</span>, as to Hesiod, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Nicocl.</span> </span> ap. Sch.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:2:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:2.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 2.2 </a> (v. infr.); but usu., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">professional reciters</span>, esp. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">of the poems of Homer</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:67" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.67/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 5.67 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg027:530c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg027:530c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ion</span> 530c </a>, etc.: also <span class="foreign greek">ῥ. κύων</span>, ironically, of the Sphinx who <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">chanted</span> her riddle, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:391" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:391/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OT</span> 391 </a>. (Prob. from <span class="foreign greek">ῥάπτω, ἀοιδή</span>; <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg007:265" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg007:265/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 265 </a> speaks of himself and Homer as <span class="foreign greek">ἐν νεαροῖς ὕμνοις ῥάψαντες ἀοιδήν</span>, and <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:2:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:2.2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 2.2 </a> calls Epic poets <span class="foreign greek">ῥαπτῶν ἐπέων ἀοιδοί</span>: not from <span class="foreign greek">ῥάβδος</span> (cf. <span class="quote greek">ῥάβδος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1:6" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:1.6/canonical-url/"> 1.6 </a> ) as if <span class="foreign greek">ῥαβδῳδός</span> (<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4083.tlg001:6:24" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4083.tlg001:6.24/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Eust.</span> 6.24 </a>, <span class="foreign greek">ῥαβδῳδία</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4083.tlg001:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg4083.tlg001:16/canonical-url/"> 16 </a>).)</div> </div><br><br>'}