Editing Hide-and-seek (section)

==History==
Whilst hide-and-seek is evidently likely a very ancient and instinctual childhood game from [[time immemorial]], an early attested version of the game was called ''apodidraskinda'' ({{lang|grc|ἀποδιδρασκίνδα}}) in [[Ancient Greek]]. This game is also referred to by variations of the name, such as ''phyginda'' (φυγίνδα) or ''pheyginda'' (φευγίνδα).<ref>[https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0063%3Aentry%3Dapodidraskinda-cn A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1890), Apodidraskinda]</ref>
A second century Greek writer named [[Julius Pollux]] mentioned the game for the first time. Then as now, it was played the same with one player closing their eyes and counting while the other players hide. This game was also found in an early painting discovered at [[Herculaneum]], dating back to about the second century AD.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.playnlearn.com/the-history-behind-3-classic-outdoor-games/|title=The history behind 3 classic outdoor games &#124; Play N Learn|first=Richard|last=Weintraub|date=July 12, 2017}}</ref>