Skene (theater)
The skene (lat. Scaena ) in the Greek Theatron was a wooden hut built on the edge of the orchestra . Among other things, it served as a carrier for stage sets.
Word origin
The word comes from the Greek σκηνή, ancient Greek skené "the hut, the tent", today's Greek skiní "the stage, the scene, the tent". Germanized in the form of scene (pronunciation [ ˈstse: nə ], colloquially also [ ˈse: nə ]) it stands for stage of the theater , elevator, work section, see scene .
description
Towards the end of the 5th century BC, the Skene was equipped with three doors and had two floors; on the upper a platform for the apparitions of the gods.
See also
- Scenography , stage or scene painting
Web links
Wiktionary: Skene - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
