- high-heeled
buskin (Gr****
kothornos (Gr****: κόθορνος) or
Latin cothurnus) was worn by
Athenian tragic actors (to make them look taller).
Buskins therefore...
- and Thalia. Melpomene, the Muse of tragedy, is
often depicted wearing buskins and
holding the mask of tragedy,
while Thalia, the Muse of comedy, is often...
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David Buskin (born
December 13, 1943, in New York City) is a singer, songwriter, performer, author, playwright,
jingle composer and girls'
basketball coach...
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distinction by
certain persons of rank, and were
probably copied from the
buskins of the
ancient senators.
Their use
gradually became customary among the...
- the sock and
buskin,
which have also come to
represent comedy and tragedy, and the
masks are thus
sometimes referred to as Sock and
Buskin.[better source needed]...
- The
Buskin River is a
river on
Kodiak Island in the
state of Alaska. It is 3.5
miles (5.6 km) long, and is 3.7
miles (6.0 km)
southwest of the island's...
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particularly for poets.
Depictions of
Melpomene may
include a
tragic mask,
buskins, lyres, scrolls, and a
crown of leaves. She may also be
shown with a dagger...
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Buskin (1910 – July 5, 1917) was an
American Thoroughbred racehorse is best
known for
winning the 1913
Preakness Stakes.
Owned and
trained by John Whalen...
- road for the
Buskin River State Recreation Site,
which has camping,
picnic areas, beaches, and
fishing for
salmon and
trout in the
Buskin River. The Pasagshak...
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originally published in 1921. A...
