Prosodion
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Not to be confused with prosody
Prosodion (Greek: ) in ancient Greece
was a processional song to the altar of a deity, mainly Apollo
or Artemis
, sung ritually before the Paean
hymn. Prosodia had been composed by Eumelus of Corinth
and Limenius
, as well the various winners in art competitions (Mouseia). The etymology of the word is related to hodos
road and not with ôidê
song.
Prosody
Prosody may refer to:* Prosody , the study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech...
Prosodion (Greek: ) in ancient Greece
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece is a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity. Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era. Included in Ancient Greece is the...
was a processional song to the altar of a deity, mainly Apollo
Apollo
Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in Greek and Roman mythology...
or Artemis
Artemis
Artemis was one of the most widely venerated of the Ancient Greek deities. Her Roman equivalent is Diana. Some scholars believe that the name and indeed the goddess herself was originally pre-Greek. Homer refers to her as Artemis Agrotera, Potnia Theron: "Artemis of the wildland, Mistress of Animals"...
, sung ritually before the Paean
Paean
A paean is a song or lyric poem expressing triumph or thanksgiving. In classical antiquity, it is usually performed by a chorus, but some examples seem intended for an individual voice...
hymn. Prosodia had been composed by Eumelus of Corinth
Eumelus of Corinth
Eumelus of Corinth or Eumelos of Korinthos, of the clan of the Bacchiadae, is a semi-legendary early Greek poet, the Corinthian author of the Prosodion, the treasured processional anthem of Messenian independence that was performed on Delos. One small fragment of it survives in a quote by Pausanias...
and Limenius
Limenius
Limenius was an Athenian musician and the creator of the Second Delphic Hymn in 128 BC. He is the earliest known composer in recorded history for a surviving piece of music...
, as well the various winners in art competitions (Mouseia). The etymology of the word is related to hodos
The Exodus
The Exodus is the story of the departure of the Israelites from ancient Egypt described in the Hebrew Bible.Narrowly defined, the term refers only to the departure from Egypt described in the Book of Exodus; more widely, it takes in the subsequent law-givings and wanderings in the wilderness...
road and not with ôidê
Ode
Ode is a type of lyrical verse. A classic ode is structured in three major parts: the strophe, the antistrophe, and the epode. Different forms such as the homostrophic ode and the irregular ode also exist...
song.