The Theatron
This is where the priests sat during a ritual or performance
Thrones
He wanted to marry a princess! Turns out his wife had something to say about that...
Jason
This groups speaks in unison, performs in the orchestra, and warns characters and the audience about what may happen next
Chorus
He is known for his focus on mortal men. He wrote Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone.
Sophocles
Men are merely playthings of them
Gods
The walkway by which actors entered the Theatron
Parados
She defied the law to bury her brother... and ended up a lot like her mother.
Antigone
The name for a series of three plays about related concepts that were submitted to the Greek Theatre festival
Trilogy
He is the Father of Tragedy and wrote Agamemnon
Aeschylus
This is more important that individual freedoms
The good of the community
The large front of the main building in a Greek Theatron, this is where we get the word for our type of stage at Northern High school
Proskenion
Two brothers who fought in the street. Both lost and both were buried.
Provide both names for the point.
Eteocles and Polynices
A comedy play performed between two tragedy plays that honored Pan, the god of the field
Satyr Play
The very first winner of the Greek Theatre Festival of Dionysus!
Thespis
Let no man count himself happy until he __________
Dies
The altar at the center of the orchestra
Thymele
Her curse was that no one would listen to her prophecies
Cassandra
These songs were sung by the chorus to introduce a show and give thanks to the god of wine
Dithyrambs
Euripedes
This is a form of pride that is often the cause of human downfall
Hubris
Despite the dangers, he agrees to set aside a spot for Oedipus to be buried in the holy city of Athens
Theseus
This person hid behind the altar in the orchestra and fed lines to actors
Prompter
He was beloved for his comedy plays. He wrote a play about a playwriting contest in Hell.
Aristophanes
Esclepius's wounded foot was healed by this when he travelled to Epidaurus
A snake