Then the coryphæus finishes the remaining part of the strophe. But when they have returned to order, Bacchus again interposes by beginning the antistrophe β', which the coryphæus ought to have done.
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Coryphaeus
//ˌkɔɹəˈfiːəs//
Synonyms for "coryphaeus" (16 found)
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Translations
16 translations across 8 languages.
Czech
1 entries- koryfej noun (chief or leader of an interest or party)
Dutch
1 entries- coryfee noun (conductor of the dramatic chorus)
Esperanto
2 entries- korifeo noun (conductor of the dramatic chorus)
- korifeo noun (chief or leader of an interest or party)
German
2 entries- Koryphäe noun (conductor of the dramatic chorus)
- Koryphäe noun (chief or leader of an interest or party)
Polish
2 entries- koryfej noun (conductor of the dramatic chorus)
- koryfeusz noun (conductor of the dramatic chorus)
Portuguese
2 entries- corifeu noun (conductor of the dramatic chorus)
- corifeu noun (chief or leader of an interest or party)
Russian
2 entries- дирижёр noun (conductor of the dramatic chorus)
- корифе́й noun (chief or leader of an interest or party)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- korifej noun (conductor of the dramatic chorus)
- korifej noun (chief or leader of an interest or party)
- корифеј noun (conductor of the dramatic chorus)
- корифеј noun (chief or leader of an interest or party)
Sample sentences
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The chorus, that is those members of the komos who have not become specialized as actors and continue singing and dancing, are headed by a coryphaeus, who sometimes addresses them, exhorting them to action, or to begin the song or the rite, or else anticipates or summarizes their words, or represents them in conversation with the actors.
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Post-classical references to the famous ‘chorus-trainer’ Sannio indicate that his role extended to performing and thus taking the coryphaeus role. The coryphaeus was both leader and teacher, and in performance played a crucial role in setting the time that the other dancers followed.
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Of the work which I have done, it becomes me not here to speak, save only as relates to the Satanic School, and its Coryphæus, the author of Don Juan.
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