τραγῳδία

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ἡ, (τραγῳδός)

   A tragedy, Ar.Ach.464, al., And.4.23, Arist. Po.1447a13, etc.; τ. ποιεῖν compose a tragedy, Ar.Ach.400, etc.; κωμῳδίαν καὶ τ. ποιοῦντες Pl.R.395a; τραγῳδιῶν ποιηταί OGI51.31 (Egypt, iii B. C.), cf. SIG 1079.3 (Magn. Mae., ii/i B. C.); ποιητὴς τραγῳδιῶν IG22.1132.38 = SIG 399.34 (Decr. Amphict., iii B. C.), OGI352.7 (Athens, ii B. C.), IG7.3197.28 (Orchom. Boeot.); π. τραγῳδίας ib. 416.27 (Oropus, i B. C.); τραγῳδίας διδάσκειν (cf. διδάσκω 111) D.L.1.59; τραγῳδίᾳ διδάξαντα τὴν Μιλήτου ἅλωσιν Plu.2.814b; ὀκτὼ τ. διαγωνίσασθαι to act in eight tragedies, ib.785c; τῇ τ. νικᾶν Pl.Smp.173a; expld. as 'goatsong', because a goat was the prize, Marm.Par.58, Sch.Hermog. in Rh.Mus.63.150; other explanations in EM764.1: cf. τρυγῳδία.    2 in a simile, μίμησις τοῦ καλλίστου καὶ ἀρίστου βίου, ὃ δή φαμεν . . ὄντως εἶναι τραγῳδίαν τὴν ἀληθεστάτην Pl.Lg.817b; ἡ τοῦ βίου τ. καὶ κωμῳδία Id.Phlb.50b.    II generally, any grave, serious poetry, opp. κωμῳδία, hence Homer is called a writer of tragedy, Id.Tht.152e; cf. τραγικός, τραγῳδοποιός.    2 an exaggerated speech, Hyp.Lyc.12 (prob.l.), Eux.26: hence of descriptions of horrors, Plb.6.56.11, D.S.19.8, etc.    3 outward grandeur, pomp, Plu.Demetr.41, Arat.15, Ps.-Zaleuc. ap. Stob.4.2.19(pl.), Luc.Gall. 24; τραγῳδίαν ἐπιθεῖναι τοῖς πράγμασιπροσποιητήν D.H.6.70.