Σίκιννις
Sikinnis, sikinnis
Translated by David Whitehead9 Jul 2004Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
A proper name. Also a kind of dance. Also [sc. attested] in the neuter sikinnon.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Σίκιννις· ὄνομα κύριον. καὶ εἶδος ὀρχήσεως. καὶ οὐδέτερον Σίκιννον.
Betacode
*si/kinnis: o)/noma ku/rion. kai\ ei)=dos o)rxh/sews. kai\ ou)de/teron *si/kinnon.
Notes
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- π3159ΠυλάδηςPyladesA Cilician, from the village of Mestarne. He wrote about Italic dance, which was also invented by him, from the so-called comic dance which was called the kordax; and [from] the tragic, which was called sikinnis; and…
- π3225ΠυρρίχηPyrrhic dance, war-danceA kind of dance. There are three kinds of dance, purrikhê, sikinnis, and kordakismos. Babrius [writes]: "may I only be able to walk on the road without being ridiculous, not to mention dancing the pyrrhic." The camel…
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- Translated — David Whitehead