parodos

In the anc. Gr. theater, one of two passages at the two extremities of the stage, separating the stage-buildings from the cavea or auditorium, through which the chorus regularly entered the orchestra, and which served also as entrances for the public.

In the anc.Gr.drama: The entrance of the chorus into the orchestra.

The song of the chorus. with an accompaniment of dancing or rhythmical movement, on entering the orchestra.

An external gallery or gangway, running from stem to stern on each side of an ancient Greek war-ship, outside the bulwarks, and supported on brackets over the water.