Cratine ion

The Kratineion (also Kratineus ; Latin cratineus ) is in the ancient Verslehre one after the Greek poet Cratinus named meter of Attic comedy . The verse is composed of the 1st glyconeus and the catalectic trochaic dimeter and accordingly has the scheme

—◡◡— ◡ —◡— ‖  ◡ ◡ - ◡ - ◡ ◠

The corresponding connection with 3rd Glyconeus is called Eupolideion .

literature

• Christiaan Marie Jan Sicking: Greek verse teaching. (= Handbook of Classical Studies. Dept. 2, Part 4) Beck, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-406-35252-9 , p. 130.
• Gero von Wilpert : Subject dictionary of literature. 8th edition Kröner, Stuttgart 2013, ISBN 978-3-520-84601-3 , p. 434.