Definition
A performer in ancient Greece or Rome who sang and played the cithara simultaneously; a cithara-singer.
Etymology
From Greek kitharoidês (κιθαρῳδός), combining kithara (the stringed instrument) and aoidê (song). The Latin form citharoedus was used in Roman times when Greek musical culture was highly influential.
Kelly Says
Citharodi weren't just casually strumming while singing—they were trained athletes in a sport-like competition system where judges evaluated their virtuosity, the beauty of their voice, and their ability to move audiences emotionally, making them more like Olympic gold medalists than musicians in the modern sense.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሲታሮኤዱስ
si-ta-ro-e-dus
ARالعربية
سيتارودس
si-ta-ro-dus
BNবাংলা
সিথারোয়েডাস
si-tha-ro-e-das
CACatalà
citharoedus
si-ta-ro-e-dus
CSČeština
citharoedus
ci-ta-ro-e-dus
DADansk
citharoedus
si-ta-ro-e-dus
DEDeutsch
Citharoedus
zi-ta-ro-ee-dus
ELΕλληνικά
κίθαροέδους
ki-tha-ro-e-dus
ESEspañol
citharoedus
si-thar-oh-EE-dus
FAفارسی
سیتاروئیدوس
si-ta-ro-i-dus
FISuomi
citharoedus
si-ta-ro-e-dus
FRFrançais
citharoedus
si-tar-oh-e-dus
GUGU
સિથારોએડસ
si-tha-ro-e-das
HAHA
citharoedus
si-ta-ro-e-dus
HEעברית
קיתארואידוס
kit-a-ro-i-dus
HIहिन्दी
सितारोएडस
si-ta-ro-e-das
HUMagyar
citharoedus
ci-ta-ro-e-dus
IDBahasa Indonesia
citharoedus
si-ta-ro-e-dus
IGIG
citharoedus
si-ta-ro-e-dus
ITItaliano
citharoedus
ci-ta-ro-e-dus
JA日本語
キタロエドゥス
kitaroedusu
KKKK
citharoedus
si-ta-ro-e-dus
KMKM
សិតារ៉ូអ៊ីឌុស
si-ta-ro-i-dus
KO한국어
키타로에두스
kita-ro-e-deu-seu
MRMR
चितारोएडस
ci-ta-ro-e-das
MSBahasa Melayu
citharoedus
si-ta-ro-e-dus
MYမြန်မာ
စိတာရိုအီဒပ်
si-ta-ro-e-dapt
NLNederlands
citharoedus
si-ta-ro-e-dus
NONorsk
citharoedus
si-ta-ro-e-dus
PAPA
ਸਿਥਾਰੋਏਡਸ
si-tha-ro-e-das
PLPolski
citharoedus
si-ta-ro-e-dus
PTPortuguês
citharoedus
si-ta-ro-e-dus
RORomână
citharoedus
si-ta-ro-e-dus
RUРусский
китароэдус
kita-ro-e-dus
SVSvenska
citharoedus
si-ta-ro-e-dus
SWKiswahili
citharoedus
si-ta-ro-e-dus
TAதமிழ்
சீதாரோயிடுஸ்
si-tha-ra-o-yi-dus
TEతెలుగు
సితారోయిడుస్
si-tha-ra-oi-dus
THไทย
ซิทาโรเอดูส
si-ta-ro-e-dus
TLTL
citharoedus
si-ta-ro-e-dus
TRTürkçe
citharoedus
si-ta-ro-e-dus
UKУкраїнська
кітароедус
kita-ro-e-dus
URاردو
سِتارُوئیڈُس
si-ta-ro-i-dus
VITiếng Việt
citharoedus
si-ta-ro-e-dus
YOYO
citharoedus
si-ta-ro-e-dus
ZH中文
西塔罗伊杜斯
xi tā luó yī dù sī
ZUZU
citharoedus
si-ta-ro-e-dus