κόθορνος
κόθορνος
κόθορνος, ὁ,
Lat. cothurnus, a buskin or high boot, reaching to the middle of the leg, Hdt., etc. The κόθορνος was worn by tragic actors, its heels serving to add height to the figure: thus it became the emblem of Tragedy, as the soccus of Comedy.
since the buskins might be worn on either foot, ὁ Κόθορνος was a nickname for a trimmer or timeserver, such as Theramenes, Xen.
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κόθορνος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
κοθορνος
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κόθορνος
κόθορνος, ὁ,
Lat. cothurnus, a buskin or high boot, reaching to the middle of the leg, Hdt., etc. The κόθορνος was worn by tragic actors, its heels serving to add height to the figure: thus it became the emblem of Tragedy, as the soccus of Comedy.
since the buskins might be worn on either foot, ὁ Κόθορνος was a nickname for a trimmer or timeserver, such as Theramenes, Xen.
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