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{{short description|Latin name for a kind of slipper associated to comic actors}}
{{short description|Latin name for a kind of slipper associated to comic actors}}
[[File:Soccus - comic actor in slip-on shoes - Image from page 1067 of "A dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities.." (1849).jpg|thumb|right|250px|A comedic actor in socci{{sfnp|Smith|1868|p=1067}}]]
[[File:Soccus - comic actor in slip-on shoes - Image from page 1067 of "A dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities.." (1849).jpg|thumb|right|250px|A comedic actor in socci{{sfnp|Smith|1868|p=1067}}]]
A '''soccus''' ([[plural (grammar)|pl.]] '''socci''') or '''sýkkhos''' ({{lang-grc-gre|σύκχος}}), sometimes given in translation as a '''[[slipper]]''', was a loosely fitting [[slip-on shoe]]<ref name="dic">{{cite book |last=Smith |first=William |date=1868 |title=A Smaller Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dOYRAAAAYAAJ |publisher=John Murray |page=345 }}</ref> in [[Ancient Greece]] and [[ancient Rome|Rome]] with a leather sole and separate leather, bound without the use of [[hobnails]]. The word appears to originate from the languages of [[ancient Anatolia]]. They were worn by [[Ancient Greeks|Ancient Greek]] [[Ancient Greek comedy|comedic actors]], contrasted with the [[cothurni]] worn by [[Ancient Greek tragedy|tragedians]], and were borrowed into [[Latin language|Latin]] and worn by the [[ancient Romans]].<ref name="dic"/><ref>{{Cite book |last=Thorburn |first=John E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k3NnUyqzRNYC |title=The Facts on File Companion to Classical Drama |date=2005 |publisher=Infobase Publishing |isbn=978-0-8160-7498-3 |pages=511 |language=en}}</ref> The soccus was considered [[Effeminacy|effeminate]], and the emperor Caligula is described as having worn them, possibly as a form of insult.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Davies |first1=Glenys |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nTaCAgAAQBAJ |title=Greek and Roman Dress from A to Z |last2=Llewellyn-Jones |first2=Lloyd |date=2007 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-58916-6 |pages=173 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Olson |first=Kelly |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l9wdU6ysZgEC |title=Dress and the Roman Woman: Self-Presentation and Society |date=2012-08-06 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-12120-5 |pages=57 |language=en}}</ref> Later socci became popular with the general public, and several types were listed in the [[Edict of Diocletian]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GxGPLju4KEkC |title=The World of Roman Costume |date=2001 |isbn=0-299-13854-2 |editor1-last=Sebesta |editor1-first=Judith Lynn |editor2-last=Bonfante |editor2-first=Larissa}}</ref> The word was adopted into [[West Germanic languages]] for similarly light footwear, eventually becoming English [[socks]].
A '''soccus''' ([[plural (grammar)|pl.]] '''socci''') or '''sýkkhos''' ({{lang-grc-gre|σύκχος}}, pl. '''sýkkhoi'''), sometimes given in translation as a '''[[slipper]]''', was a loosely fitting [[slip-on shoe]]<ref name="dic">{{cite book |last=Smith |first=William |date=1868 |title=A Smaller Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dOYRAAAAYAAJ |publisher=John Murray |page=345 }}</ref> in [[Ancient Greece]] and [[ancient Rome|Rome]] with a leather sole and separate leather, bound without the use of [[hobnails]]. The word appears to originate from the languages of [[ancient Anatolia]]. They were worn by [[Ancient Greeks|Ancient Greek]] [[Ancient Greek comedy|comedic actors]], contrasted with the [[cothurni]] worn by [[Ancient Greek tragedy|tragedians]], and were borrowed into [[Latin language|Latin]] and worn by the [[ancient Romans]].<ref name="dic"/><ref>{{Cite book |last=Thorburn |first=John E. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k3NnUyqzRNYC |title=The Facts on File Companion to Classical Drama |date=2005 |publisher=Infobase Publishing |isbn=978-0-8160-7498-3 |pages=511 |language=en}}</ref> The soccus was considered [[Effeminacy|effeminate]], and the emperor Caligula is described as having worn them, possibly as a form of insult.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Davies |first1=Glenys |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nTaCAgAAQBAJ |title=Greek and Roman Dress from A to Z |last2=Llewellyn-Jones |first2=Lloyd |date=2007 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-58916-6 |pages=173 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Olson |first=Kelly |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l9wdU6ysZgEC |title=Dress and the Roman Woman: Self-Presentation and Society |date=2012-08-06 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-134-12120-5 |pages=57 |language=en}}</ref> Later socci became popular with the general public, and several types were listed in the [[Edict of Diocletian]].<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GxGPLju4KEkC |title=The World of Roman Costume |date=2001 |isbn=0-299-13854-2 |editor1-last=Sebesta |editor1-first=Judith Lynn |editor2-last=Bonfante |editor2-first=Larissa}}</ref> The word was adopted into [[West Germanic languages]] for similarly light footwear, eventually becoming English [[socks]].


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 05:03, 29 June 2023

A comedic actor in socci[1]

A soccus (pl. socci) or sýkkhos (Greek: σύκχος, pl. sýkkhoi), sometimes given in translation as a slipper, was a loosely fitting slip-on shoe[2] in Ancient Greece and Rome with a leather sole and separate leather, bound without the use of hobnails. The word appears to originate from the languages of ancient Anatolia. They were worn by Ancient Greek comedic actors, contrasted with the cothurni worn by tragedians, and were borrowed into Latin and worn by the ancient Romans.[2][3] The soccus was considered effeminate, and the emperor Caligula is described as having worn them, possibly as a form of insult.[4][5] Later socci became popular with the general public, and several types were listed in the Edict of Diocletian.[6] The word was adopted into West Germanic languages for similarly light footwear, eventually becoming English socks.

See also

Look up soccus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

References

  1. ^ Smith (1868), p. 1067.
  2. ^ a b Smith, William (1868). A Smaller Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities. John Murray. p. 345.
  3. ^ Thorburn, John E. (2005). The Facts on File Companion to Classical Drama. Infobase Publishing. p. 511. ISBN 978-0-8160-7498-3.
  4. ^ Davies, Glenys; Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd (2007). Greek and Roman Dress from A to Z. Routledge. p. 173. ISBN 978-1-134-58916-6.
  5. ^ Olson, Kelly (2012-08-06). Dress and the Roman Woman: Self-Presentation and Society. Routledge. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-134-12120-5.
  6. ^ Sebesta, Judith Lynn; Bonfante, Larissa, eds. (2001). The World of Roman Costume. ISBN 0-299-13854-2.

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