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Cinna

British  
/ ˈsɪnə /

noun

  1. Lucius Cornelius (ˈluːsɪəs kɔːˈniːlɪəs). died 84 bc , Roman patrician; an opponent of Sulla

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To the audience at New York's UBS Arena, Lenny Kravitz is probably better known as Cinna from The Hunger Games than Lenny Kravitz from singing and playing the guitar.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2024

In Stratford-on-Avon, I have guffawed at Bottom’s midsummer-night translation into an ass; in Atlanta, I have yawned over “Julius Caesar’s” Cinna the Poet portrayed as a Vietnam veteran.

From Washington Post • Sep. 8, 2021

Norman played the small but key role of Cinna the Poet, opposite Welles’ Brutus.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2021

Owusu is Cinna, the poet from Julius Caesar, in this spellbinding film of Tim Crouch’s monologue.

From The Guardian • Jul. 11, 2020

Cinna and Portia direct us into the chariot and carefully arrange our body positions, the drape of our capes, before moving off to consult with each other.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins