Dionysus
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100

How was Dionysus portrayed in Greek Art?

Bearded Man/Beautiful

100

What was the nickname for The Festival?

The Greater Dionysia

100

What play follows this description: A woman is really mad because her husband leaves her for another woman. She does some very bad things to get back at him. (HINT: METG)

Medea

100

It states that it was a panel of judges who evaluated  the plays, how many judges were there?

10

200

Who was Dionysus' Father?

Zeus

200

Where did The Festival take place? (Be Specific!)

A Greek Amphitheater
200

T/F: There was only one female actor in any play in the Festival?

False!

200

Who is the God of The Sun and The Light

Apollo

300

How many times was Dionysus born?

Twice

300

What season did The Festival take place in?

The Spring

300

What play follows this description: A guy tries to fix his city's problems but ends up discovering he's the cause of them all. Whoops!

Oedipus Rex

300

What Greek show was written by Homer, and is being presented at the A.R.T starting this February.

The Odyssey

400

Who was Dionysus' Mother?

Semele

400

These festivals got traction upwards of how many people?

16,000

400

T/F: The plays were free because they were funded by the actors themselves.

False!

400

Who is the Goddess of the harvest?

Demeter

500

What are the four listed things he was the God of? (Must Name All Four!)

Fruitfulness, vegetation, wine, and ecstacy

500

When is the Feast of Dionysus during The Festival?

March 24-28!

500

What are the names of the four most popular playwrights?

Aeschylus, Euripides, Sophocles, Aristophanes

500

When you think of Greek Men, what common factor does some of their names have in common? (Hint: Suffix)

-us

(Odysseus, Oedipus, Perseus, Orpheus)