Odeon (building)

Lowercased “odeon”/“odeum” as in the body the article as it refers to a building type

← Previous revision Revision as of 05:01, 4 May 2026 Line 1: Line 1: {{Short description|Ancient concert hall for performances and competitions}} {{Short description|Ancient concert hall for performances and competitions}} [[File:Ephesus odeon.JPG|thumb|[[Ephesus]] Odeon, [[Turkey]]]] [[File:Ephesus odeon.JPG|thumb|[[Odeon of Ephesus]], [[Turkey]]]] '''Odeon''' or '''Odeum''' ({{Langx|grc|ᾨδεῖον}}, {{Lang|grc-Latn|Ōideion}}, <small>lit.</small> "singing place") is the name for several ancient [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] and [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] buildings built for musical activities such as singing, musical shows, and poetry competitions. Odeons were smaller than [[List of ancient Greek theatres|Greek]] and [[Roman theatre (structure)|Roman]] theatres.{{clarify|reason=This is not a satisfactory definition, which is a must for a lead. The elements seem to be: a) Smaller than a theatre. What about the Odeon of Herodes Atticus (5000 seats)? B) Purpose: not theatre plays, but poetry and music. Seems essential. C) Has a roof, which improves the acoustics: is that a MUST? If so, then it belongs in the lead; now it's only 1 section below.|date= February 2022}} An '''odeon''', also written '''odeion''' or '''odeum''' (from {{langx|grc|ᾠδεῖον|ōideîon|lit=singing place}}; {{langx|la|ōdēum}}), is a type of ancient [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] and [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] building used for musical activities such as singing, musical shows, and poetry competitions. These structures were smaller than [[List of ancient Greek theatres|Greek]] and [[Roman theatre (structure)|Roman]] theatres.{{clarify|reason=This is not a satisfactory definition, which is a must for a lead. The elements seem to be: a) Smaller than a theatre. What about the Odeon of Herodes Atticus (5000 seats)? B) Purpose: not theatre plays, but poetry and music. Seems essential. C) Has a roof, which improves the acoustics: is that a MUST? If so, then it belongs in the lead; now it's only 1 section below.|date= February 2022}}

==Etymology== ==Etymology== The ancient Greek word {{Lang|grc|ᾨδεῖον}} comes from the verb {{Lang|grc|ἀείδω}} ({{Lang|grc|aeidō}}, "I sing") which is also the root of {{Lang|grc|ᾠδή}} ({{Lang|grc-Latn|ōidē}}, "[[ode]]") and of {{Lang|grc|ἀοιδός}} ({{Lang|grc-Latn|[[aoidos]]}}, "singer"). The ancient Greek word {{Lang|grc|ᾠδεῖον}} comes from the verb {{Lang|grc|ἀείδω}} ({{Lang|grc|aeidō}}, "I sing") which is also the root of {{Lang|grc|ᾠδή}} ({{Lang|grc-Latn|ōidē}}, "[[ode]]") and of {{Lang|grc|ἀοιδός}} ({{Lang|grc-Latn|[[aoidos]]}}, "singer").

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