dithyrambe

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

dithyrambe

from ancient Greek διθύραμβος dithúrambos. According to the most commonly accepted etymology, the word was originally applied to Dionysus, who, having emerged from the womb of Semele and then from the thigh of Zeus, had entered life through two doors.

Definitions

antiquitépoésie
poésie

Plural

dithyrambes

See also