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Le blog “SENTENTIAE ANTIQUAE” nous rappelle, à partir d’un extrait de l’introduction aux Scholia de l’Alexandra de Lycophron par le poème du Moyen-Âge John Tzetzes ( ou son frère Isaac), l’étymologie (supposée) des mots “comédie” et “tragédie” :
“Comedy is named either because of the time of the revel (kôma), since it was developed near sleep; because of the neighborhoods which are in the narrow streets (kômais); because of the villages (kômais) in the open countries; or because it developed in the vales (kômais) and places of Dionysus. But tragedy takes its name from the tragos or truga which is new wine: since in early times they anointed their heads with the raw wine. Or, they call it tragedy because they stand in a square (tetragônôs); or it turns from trakhodia into tragodia because they take their laments from harsh songs. Satyr-play is named from the satyrs who invented it or from the farmers and poor men.”
Lire l’article https://sententiaeantiquae.com/2017/03/01/absurd-etymologies-for-comedy-and-tragedy/
