Definitions for "Kithara"
Keywords:  cithara, zither, harp, greece, guitar
See Cithara.
Harp used in ancient Greece.
The kithara was an ancient Greek musical instrument in the zither family. In Latin it is spelled cithara, and in modern Greek the word kithara has come to mean guitar.
a stringed instrument, like a lyre; for an example, see Boston 26.61 ( image).