Homeric Epic Lore
He was the blind bard credited with composing the Iliad and the Odyssey.
Who was Homer?
One of the types of Greek Theatre this genre is when a play ends poorly.
What is tragedy?
The Peloponnesian War officially started after Athens crushed this revolt.
What was the revolt of Potideia?
This playwright was a proud veteran of the Persian War.
Who was Aeschlylus?
The name of the first scene in a Greek play?
What is a prolouge?
At the beginning of the Iliad this character refuses to fight.
Who was Achilles?
Another of the main types of Greek Theatre this genre refers to when a play ends well.
What is Comedy?
The Athenian envoys said to this city-state:"The strong do what they will and the weak suffer what they must."
What was the island of Melos?
The first major victory of the Athenians against the Persian King Darius.
What was Marathon?
The name of the first scene that introduces the Chorus
What is a parados?
The king of Ithaca
Odysseus
A central part of the Greek drama these characters are used to represent the audience and act as back up singers.
What is the Chorus?
The alliance of Greek city-states governed by the Athenians after the Persian War
What was the Delian League?
The battle that saw the heroic last stand and death of Leonidas king of Sparta
What was Thermopolyae?
The name of a scene that features only the Chorus
What is a stasismon?
The seer that saw the destruction of Troy
Who was Cassandra?
What is madness?
The man who delivered the first funeral oration of the Peloponnesian War.
Who was Pericles?
The starting incident of the Persian War
What was the Ionian Revolt?
The man who was a brother of Agamemnon
Who was Menelaus?
This literary device refers to when a story begins in the middle of the action
This concept referred to the release of negative emotions experienced by an audience after watching a Tragedy.
What is catharsis?
The Spartan king who warned against an early war with Athens
Archidamus
The great naval victory over the Persians
What was Salamis?
In addition to being the god of lightning, Zeus was also the god of _________