ἀνθιππασία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἀντι- (anti-, one against another) +‎ ἱππεύς (hippeús, knight) +‎ -ίᾱ (-íā), literally “knightly-contest”.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἀνθιππᾰσίᾱ • (anthippăsíāf (genitive ἀνθιππᾰσίᾱς); first declension

  1. (historical) A traditional cavalry display in Ancient Athens; in particular, a series of contests occurring later in the democratic period as a contest between tribal cavalry units at Athenian festivals such as the Olympieia and Panathenaea.

Declension

Descendants

  • English: anthippasia

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