Coryphaeus
Encyclopedia Britannica
CORYPHAEUS (from κopvφη, tüe top of the head), in ancient tragedy, was the leader of the chorus. Hence coryphaeus passed into a general name for the chief or leader of any company or movement.
9th ed. Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 6, p. 444
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