Παρασκήνια
paraskenia
Translated by David Whitehead13 Dec 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
Paraskenia seems to be the name for the place, by the skene [in a theater], designated for the preparations for the contest. But Didymus maintains that the entrances on each side of the orchestra are so called.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Παρασκήνια· ἔοικε παρασκήνια καλεῖσθαι ὁ παρὰ τὴν σκηνὴν ἀποδεδειγμένος τόπος ταῖς εἰς τὸν ἀγῶνα παρασκευαῖς. ὁ δὲ Δίδυμος τὰς ἑκατέρωθεν τῆς ὀρχήστρας εἰσόδους οὕτω φησὶ καλεῖσθαι.
Betacode
*paraskh/nia: e)/oike paraskh/nia kalei=sqai o( para\ th\n skhnh\n a)podedeigme/nos to/pos tai=s ei)s to\n a)gw=na paraskeuai=s. o( de\ *di/dumos ta\s e(kate/rwqen th=s o)rxh/stras ei)so/dous ou(/tw fhsi\ kalei=sqai.
Notes
- An abridgement of Harpokration s.v., generated in the first instance by the appearance of this neuter plural in Demosthenes 21.17 (web address 1).
For the skene see generally sigma 569; for the orchestra, omicron 672.
External resources
- Web address 1 perseus.tufts.edu
Neighbouring entries
Revision history5 revisions · last 18 Jul 2011
- fixed link — Catharine Roth
- tweaks and cosmetics — David Whitehead
- Corrected typo; added keyword — Elizabeth Vandiver
- augmented note and keywords; cosmetics — David Whitehead
- added link and keywords, set status — Catharine Roth
- Translated — David Whitehead