ταυροκαθάψια
Ancient Greek
editEtymology
editFrom ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”) and κάθαψις (káthapsis), a rare abstract noun composed of κατα (kata, “across”) and ἅπτομαι (háptomai, “touch, reach”); thus, literally, "touching of the bull".
Noun
editταυροκαθάψια • (taurokathápsia) f
- bull leaping - a Minoan sport in which athletes performed jumps over a bull, touching its back whilst passing.
References
edit- “ταυροκαθάψια”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ταυροκαθάψια in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
Further reading
edit- Bull leaping on Wikipedia.Wikipedia