caryatid

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French cariatide, from Latin caryatides, from Ancient Greek Καρυάτιδες (Karuátides), plural of Καρυᾶτις (Karuâtis, “a priestess of Artemis, female figures used as bearing-shafts”), from καρυατίζω (karuatízō, “dance the Karyatid festival dance”) from Καρύαι (Karúai, “a town in Laconia with a temple of Artemis and a festival”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkɛəɹiˈætɪd/, /ˌkæɹiˈætɪd/ === Noun === caryatid (plural caryatids or caryatides) A sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head. ==== Coordinate terms ==== atlas, atlantid, telamon ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== telamon