purpose of the festival
Who was the god that was worshipped at the festival?
What is Dionysus
Who was not allowed to attend the festival?
What is women and slaves
What was the animal that was sacrificed?
What is the bull.
What is a polis?
A city-state in ancient Greece,
Athens was first built when
6th century BCE
Why did the war orphans parade the streets?
What is to honor their fathers who died in war
Which branch of government would attend the festival?
What is the legislative body
what was the most important festival of ancient Greece
the panathenaia festival
panathenaia festival
-The Panathenaic Games were held every four years in Ancient Greece. These Games incorporated religious festival, ceremony, athletic competitions.
What was the most genre for the plays?
What is tragedy
why was Dionysus so important to the people of Greece?
it was because he was that god of theatre and wine, both of which the people enjoyed greatly.
how many people would attend the plays
16,000
what were the main events of the festival of Dionysus
the procession of the statue, dithyrambic competition, sacrificial bull, communal feast, and the plays
what is the dithyrambic competition
it was a boy choir competition
what was the roman name of dionysus
The roman name of dionysus was baccus.
what was the most important reason for the plays?
it let the citizens of Greece enjoy themselves and understand the world around them through the plays.
Name all of the important play writers we listed
What is Aeschylus, Euripides, Sophocles, Aristophanes
which event was the most important
the plays
"tragedy" translates to
goat-song
what is the oldest theatre in Greek history
Dionysus Eleutherius
what was Dionysus the god of
wine and theatre
what did the Athenian legislative body do at the festival
they would decide the plan for next years event
how many play writer's would be hosted
3
The Festival of Dionysus was otherwise known as
“Greater Dionysia”
what was the festival first ever play writers award
a goat