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λυσιῳδός

λυσιῳδός, one who played women’s characters in male attire

λῡσῐῳδός, ὁ,
  • one who played womenʼs characters in male attire, Aristox. Fr.Hist. 57, Posidon. 4 J., Phld. Ind.Sto. 7, Plu. Sull. 36: so called from Λῦσις, who wrote songs for such actors, Str. 14.1.41: distd. from μαγῳδός, ibid., but identified with μ. by Aristocl.Hist. 7: fem. ἡ λυσιῳδός Ath.Naucr. (FGrH 166) 1 J.
    • II as Adj., λ. αὐλοί flutes that accompanied such songs, Ephor. 3 J. (nisi leg. λυσιῳδ<ικ>ῶν).

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