what is the name of the short boot worn by ancient Greek actors?

Answer 1

Caligula...................it means "little boots" and is where the depraved despot got his name. This is Latin of course, but the Greek may be close, which is as close as I can get. Sorry......

Answer 2

The costumes in the ancient Greek theatre also have a symbolic significance in the way the production is understood. Since the hypocrits were all male, it was necessary to make them look female for female roles. "In order to have a female appearance, they were playing wearing the ‘prosterniad’ before the chest and the ‘progastrida’ before the belly. In order to look taller and more impressive they were wearing ‘cothornous’ (wooden shoes with tall heels)" (Actors). The shoes that they wore had no left and right, but were the same for both sides. They also wore long robes with vertical stripes. The female masks had bigger mouths and eyes.