στησίχορος

στησί-χορος, ον,

• establishing or leading χοροί:—hence as pr. n., Στησίχορος, Dor. Στᾱσ-, ὁ, the Lyric poet Stesichorus, Simon. 53, Pl. Phdr. 243a: prov., οὐδὲ τὰ τρία Στησιχόρου (i.e. strophe, antistrophos, epode) γνῶναι, of illiterate persons, Diogenian. 7.14:—Adj. Στησιχόρειος, ον, Plu. Mus. 2.1135c, etc.
• • • 2 a throw of the dice which showed eight pips, said to be named from the eight-sided monument of the poet at Himera, Poll. 9.100.