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Carians |
non-Greeks |
Buxton p284 |
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catasterism |
To place among the stars. From Greek "astêr" = star |
Neils p53 |
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Chalkeia |
A festival at which Athenas new peplos was begun. 10 months before the Plynteria |
Neils p185 |
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Charis |
χάρις ἇ , ἡ |
grace; the idea of reciprocity underlies this |
LSJ |
Charites |
personification of charm & beauty in nature (Graces - joy; bloom; brilliance) |
Buxton p202 |
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Charons gate |
gate from Athens prison for condemned prisoners |
Buxton p286 |
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chiliastyes |
a polis subdividion |
Buxton p43 |
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Chiton (Doric) |
The later part of the 5th century also sees the return of the Peplos, now called the Doric Chiton. |
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Chiton (Ionic) |
The Ionic Chiton, which must have had its origins somewhere in the Archaic Period, is similar to the Peplos. It too, begins as a rectangle woven to size for the wearer. It is a more sophisticated garment and often appears both more sheer and fuller than the Peplos. More importantly, it has no overfold. |
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chous |
χοῦς, ὁ |
wine jug, Pitcher feast |
Buxton p206; LSJ |
chrêmatitic |
χρημα, ατος |
money making (<chrêma money) ie local "aristocratic" games gave money prizes as opposed to Panhellenic "crown" games |
Neils p107 115 |
Chryse |
Chryse was an island not far from Lemnos. Pausanias says that later Chryse sank into the sea. |
Buxton p206; Harpers Dict. |
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Classical Period |
479 BCE (end of Persian wars) to 323 BCE (death of Alexander) |
H & P p17 |
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Clisthenes |
Κλεισθένης |
(1) A tyrant of Sicyon, who in BCE 595 aided the Amphictyons in the Sacred War against Cirra, which ended in the destruction of that city. He was a resolute enemy of the Dorians, and in that spirit waged war on Argos. (See Herod. v. 67; vi. 125; Thuc.i. 18). |
Buxton p59; Harpers Dict. |
coeval |
person having the same age, existing at the same epoch; of same duration or date of origin [<Latin co aevus "equal age" ] |
Neils p46; ACOD |
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Cylon |
Thuc 1.126.4 |
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daimones |
δαιμόνιον , τό |
divine Power, Divinity |
Buxton p183; LSJ |
Dark Ages (Greek) |
11th - 8th century BCE. Obscure period of Greek history following the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization ending with the Ionian renaissance |
H & P p.1036 |
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de facto |
Latin: in fact; actually; as a matter of fact but not necessarily de jure |
Guinagh |
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deipnophoroi |
carriers of meat offerings |
Buxton p43 |
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deisidaimonia |
fear of the gods; religiosity |
Buxton p214 |
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Delphi |
Buxton p20 |
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deme |
township, district (from dêmos) |
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dêmos |
δῆμος , ὁ |
district, country, land, |
Buxton p41; LSJ |
demosion |
civic as opposed to private (idios) |
Neils p103, 104 |
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dêmotelê hiera |
δημοτελής , ές |
rites financed by and on the authority of the polis |
Buxton p42; LSJ |
dêmotika |
δημοτικός |
rites |
Buxton p43; LSJ |
diaulos |
δίαυλος , ὁ |
double pipe or channel: usually in the race, double course, |
Neils p97; LSJ |
dinos |
δῖνος , ὁ |
whirling, rotation, such as Anaxagoras held to be the effect of "nous" as the regulator of the Universe, Clem.Al.Strom.2.14 (pl.); |
Neils p117; LSJ |
Diomedes |
"Of the loud war cry" Youngest and one of the most effective Greek warriors in the Trojan war. He wounded both Ares and Aphrodite (Iliad book 5) |
Buxton p24; 62, H & P p.1036 |
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diphros |
δίϕρος , ὁ |
stool |
Neils p185; LSJ |
dipinti |
Plural of "dipinto", a painted inscription |
Neils p117 |
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disiecta membra |
scattered members - see Horace Satires 1.iv.62 |
Buxton p198; Guinagh |
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divination |
A guide to present action - not to satify curiosity about the future because often about a past offence. Passes judgement on possibilities presented |
Buxton p77 |
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do ut des |
Latin: I give in order to be given to - reciprocity |
Buxton p223 |
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dolichos |
foot race |
Neils p97 |
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dora |
δορα |
gifts as opposed to wages |
Neils p107 |
dromos |
a course; race at the Panathenaia |
Buxton p181; A-S; Neils p97, 117 |
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egkoimesis or egkatakoimesis |
incubation ie sleep in a dormitory |
Buxton p222 |
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egkoimeterion or enkoimeterion |
dormitory in a sanctuary of Aesklepios |
Buxton p199 |
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eiresionê |
a kind of May tree |
Buxton p291 |
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Eleusinion |
Starting point of the procession to Eleusis |
Buxton p27; Neils p81 |
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Eleusis |
City near Athens |
Buxton p27 |
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Emporion |
ἐμπόριον , τό |
trading-station, mart, factory |
Buxton p17; LSJ |
ephêbe |
ἔϕηβος, ὁ ἥβἠ |
one arrived at adolescence (i. e. the age of 18 years ; in Persia 16 or 17 years) |
LSJ |
ephêbeia |
ἐϕηβεία , ἡ |
military training (for 18 - 20 yr old men) with initiatory overtones |
LSJ |
epinikia |
ἐπινίκια, τά |
sacrifice for a victory or feast in honour of it. |
Neils p96; LSJ |
epistatai |
superintendents |
Buxton p216 |
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eranistai |
ἐρανιστής , οῦ , ὁ |
members of or contributors to an "eranos", member of an "eranos" |
Buxton p194; LSJ |
eranos |
ἔρανος , ὁ |
a meal to which each contributed his share, picnic, |
Buxton p194 |
Erchia |
calendar |
Buxton p31 |
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Erechtheus |
"Thresher" (< erechthô) autochthonic king who sprang from the plowland of Attika (along with Kekrops) |
Neils p9 |
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ergane |
crafts: Athena as goddess of Crafts |
Neils p118 |
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ergastinai |
Women who wove the tapestry of Athenas peplos |
Neils p79 |
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Erichthonios |
"He of the very earth" eri- chthôn. earth-born king of Athens. Founding hero of the Panathenaia. |
Neils p62 |
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eschara |
ἐσχάρα, ἡ |
hearth, fire-place, like "hestia"; of suppliants |
Buxton p40; LSJ |
ethnê |
ἐθνη , ων , τὰ |
plural of "ethnos", foreign, barbarous nations, opp. "Hellênes"; at Athens, athletic clubs of non-Athenians, non-Jews, Gentiles |
Buxton p16 |
ethnos |
ἔθνος , εος, το |
Tribal state |
Buxton p13; LSJ |
euandria |
Picked men from each phylia compete.
Beautiful men contest to determine who dances in the first rank (protochorein).
It may have been a chorus. |
Neils p97, 98 |
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euergesia |
financial gifts or endowments from individuals to the city for education, athletics or buildings |
Neils p108, 118 |
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euoplia |
a good state of arms and equipment. A military parade of general smartness and equipment possibly for juniors with "euandria" for seniors. |
Neils p97 |
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eutaxia |
discipline |
Neils p100 |
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ex voto |
Latin: In fulfilment of a vow or promise. As an adjective it refers to an offering made to a shrine or to a philanthropic or pious cause. |
Buxton p191; Guinagh |
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exegetai |
expounders interpreters |
Buxton p40 |
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