καρπαία
From LSJ
| Full diacritics: καρπαία | Medium diacritics: καρπαία | Low diacritics: καρπαία | Capitals: ΚΑΡΠΑΙΑ |
| Transliteration A: karpaía | Transliteration B: karpaia | Transliteration C: karpaia | Beta Code: karpai/a |
ἡ,
A mimic dance of the Thessalians, in which a peasant scuffles with a cattle-stealer, τὴν καρπαίαν . . ἐν τοῖς ὅπλοις ὀρχεῖσθαι X.An.6.1.7, cf. Ath.1.15f:—also κάρπεα, ἡ, Maced., acc. to Hsch.
