Andreas Serafim Postdoctoral Fellow in Classics University of Cyprus serandreas@outlook.com SICKING BODIES: STASIS AS DISEASE IN THE HUMAN BODY ΑND THE BODY POLITIC 1 ΕΙΗΗ: Η α τ “στσε” ααετα, α στ α- αε  α στ σ δεστ αφα (α εδτεα σε ατ,  αφ τ ααε σταφα α τ σ),  α ατ τ φαε. Αφ τ εστε, ετ τ ααα ε-τ, δε α σσε ετα τ δ.  εφα ατ εε- ε α αδεε τ  α τ “στσε” φε α ατ σδσε,  ε αε α εε σσταττεα στ δε αφα. Η “στσ” ααετα  ασεα σε α ε φσα ατ ε α εε: αε- τα α τ ε σα α α σα ετα τ , τ σσττ, δαδ, σστατ, τ α-  σατ.  τ ,  εεττα στ εφα ατ, ααφτα α ατ στ “στσ”  ασεα α τ σα τ ε,  α αετα τα  σστσε τ σ- τα σε σσ ετα τ. Εσαετα τ  αδσ τ ατ τ “στσε” στ δσαα ετα τ ε τ α-  α τ τ σατ, α στ δασ α τ 1 . I would like to dedicate this chapter to a prolific scholar, a distinguished Hellenist and a magnificent teacher, Professor Emerita Katerina Synodi- nou. I first met Professor Synodinou at the University of Cyprus, 2006- 2007, the year she was a visiting scholar in the Department of Classics and Philosophy, and I was an undergraduate student in the same department. I will never forget how effectively she infused enthusiasm and passion in her students about Euripides’ plays and how stimulating our in-class discus- sions about Hecuba were. We, students and colleagues of Professor Sy- nodinou, owe her a lot for her contribution to the establishment of the study of Classics at university level in Greece and Cyprus, for igniting the interest of philologists in ancient Greek literature and for showing us the path of excellence and integrity, both within and outside the confines of academia. I would also like to thank my colleague Jonathan Richardson for reading and commenting on the first two drafts of this paper.