satyr play

noun

Etymology

From satyr + play.

  1. inherited from plæġ
  2. inherited from pleye
  3. inherited from *plegōn
  4. inherited from *plehan
  5. inherited from plegian
  6. inherited from pleġan
  7. inherited from plaȝen
  8. inherited from pleyen
  9. formed as satyr play — “satyr + play

Definitions

  1. In ancient Greece, a genre of play featuring comedic dialogue and situations involving a…

    In ancient Greece, a genre of play featuring comedic dialogue and situations involving a chorus of satyrs, and performed following a trilogy of tragedies.

    • Aeschylus had also made the whole performance much longer and more impressive: he composed three continuous tragedies forming a single whole and followed by the strange performance called a Satyr-play.

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