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A kommos (from Greek κομμός, kommós, literally "striking", especially "beating of the head and breast in mourning" [1]) is a lyrical song of lamentation in an Athenian tragedy that the chorus and a dramatic character sing together. [2] It is also found in comedies with certain peculiarities. [3]
Kōmos revellry scene from a Komast cup by the KY Painter, c. 575 BC, Louvre (E 742) Kōmos scene, black-figure amphora by member of the Tyrrhenian group, c. 560 BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen (Inv. 1432)
Kommos (Crete) - a Bronze Age archeological site in Crete Kommós (theatre) - a lyrical song of lamentation in an Athenian tragedy Topics referred to by the same term
Modern Western theatre comes, in large measure, from the theatre of ancient Greece, from which it borrows technical terminology, classification into genres, and many of its themes, stock characters, and plot elements.
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