Terms
Starts with P
Famous Greeks
Tragedy
Festival of Dionysus
100
It is the oxymoron that describes Tiresias.
What is the "blind seer"?
100
He dies of natural causes, much to Oedipus' relief.
Who is Polybus?
100
He is the author of Oedipus Rex.
Who is Sophocles?
100
The Greeks did not define tragedy as this.
What is an event?
100
The reward for winning the play competition
What is the laurel wreath?
200
Its members act as citizens
What is a chorus?
200
Tiresias forms one of the killer.
What is a profile?
200
He suggested the use of masks and began a fund for the poor.
Who is Thespis?
200
To the Greeks, your business was also the business of these people.
Who is the whole community?
200
Three plays tied together by common characters and themes.
What is a trilogy?
300
It means "king" in Greek
What is "REX"?
300
Oedipus runs the Thebes to escape it.
What is a prophecy?
300
He is called the Father of Tragedy.
Who is Aeschylus?
300
This is what the Greeks valued more than the good of the individual.
What is the good of the the community?
300
A hymn of praise
What is a dithyramb?
400
It is a story involving the downfall of a great character.
What is a tragedy?
400
The thrones were reserved for them.
What are the priests of Dionysus?
400
He created the first protagonist.
Who is Thespis?
400
This is the place where the Greeks gathered to discuss tragedy.
What is the theatron?
400
The three functions of the chorus
What are: to provide background information, to act as citizens, and to warn the characters?
500
It is best described as tragic pride.
What is hubris?
500
The skene in Oedipus Rex represents this.
What is the palace?
500
He is best known for his satyr plays such as The Frogs."
Who is Aristophanes?
500
The only type of passion appropriate for a Greek.
What is passion for the state?
500
The comic interlude between tragedies
What is a satyr play?
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