ῥαψῳδ-ία,ἡ,
A. recitation of Epic poetry, Pl. Ion 533b ;ἆθλα . . οἱ πατέρες ἔθεσαν ῥ. Id. Ti. 21b .
2. Epic composition, opp. lyric (κιθαρῳδία), ἐπιδεικνύναι ῥ. Id. Lg. 658b ;ἐπι( v.l. ἀπο- ) τελεῖν
Clearch. 62
: generally, of all kinds of poetry, ποιεῖν μικτὴν ῥ. ἐξ ἁπάντων μέτρων
Arist. Po. 1447b22
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II. portion of an Epic poem fit for recitation at one time, e.g. abookof the Iliad or Odyssey, Plu. 2.186e , Luc. DMort. 20.2 , Cont. 7 .
III. contemptuously,rigmarole, Plu. 2.514c (pl.).