Terpandro

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τέρπανδρος (Térpandros).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /terˈpan.dro/
• Rhymes: -andro
• Hyphenation: Ter‧pàn‧dro

Proper noun

Terpandro m

1. Terpander (Greek poet, 712 BCE–645 BCE)
   • 1959, Indro Montanelli, “Licurgo [Lykourgos]”, in Storia dei Greci [History of the Greeks], 39th edition, Milan, published 1973, page 119:

     Il più celebre, Terpandro, fu condotto da Lesbo, e gli si diede quel nome che significa “deliziatore di uomini” perché compose inni patriottici dove nessuno poteva fare un assolo.

     The most famous [musician], Terpander, was brought in from Lesbos, and was given the name meaning "delighter of men", because he composed patriotic hymns where no one could have gone solo.