cithara
/ˈsɪθərə
/ /ˈkɪθərə/(also kithara /ˈkɪθərə/)
noun
An ancient Greek and Roman stringed musical instrument similar to the lyre.He sang and performed on the cithara but also encouraged members of the upper classes to take lessons in singing and dancing....
- Another stringed instrument mentioned quite often is the cithara.
- The entrance to the ecstatic Dionysiac world in the Villa of the Mysteries is marked by Silenus playing a cithara at the edge of a rocky landscape.
Origin
Late 18th century: Latin, from Greek kithara. Compare with cittern.
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