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1 Καρύαι
Κᾰρύαι [pron. full] [ῠ], ῶν, αἱ, Caryae, a place in Laconia with a famous temple of Artemis, Th.5.55, etc.:—hence [full] Κᾰρῠᾶτις, ιδος, ἡ, μέλισσα (prob. priestess of Artemis) St.Byz.; as Subst. esp.1 Artemis, Paus.3.10.7.II [full] Κᾰρῠάτῐδες, ων, αἱ, priestesses of Artemis at Caryae, Pratin.Lyr.4.2 Archit., female figures used as bearing-shafts, Lync. ap. Ath.6.241e, Vitr.1.1.5.
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caryatid — noun (plural ids or caryatides) Etymology: Latin caryatides, plural, from Greek karyatides priestesses of Artemis at Caryae, caryatids, from Karyai Caryae in Laconia Date: 1563 a draped female figure supporting an entablature … New Collegiate Dictionary
caryatid — 1560s, carved female figure used as a column, from M.Fr. cariatide, from L. caryatides, from Gk. Karyatides (singular Karyatis) priestesses of Artemis at Caryae (Gk. Karyai), a town in Laconia where dance festivals were held in Artemis temple … Etymology dictionary
Caryatid — A caryatid ( el. Καρυάτις, plural: Καρυάτιδες) is a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head. The Greek term karyatides literally means maidens of… … Wikipedia
Caryatis — In ancient Greek religion Artemis Caryatis [ Diana Caryatis , noted in Servius scholium on Virgil s Eclogue viii.30.] was an epithet of Artemis that was derived from the city of Karyae in Laconia; there an archaic open air temenos was dedicated… … Wikipedia
