gods & goddesses
God of wine and fertility
Who is Dionysus?
The building that contains dressing rooms and scenic storage
What is the skene?
Invented the trilogy
Who is Aeschylus?
The Greek theatre were these things built into hillsides
What are amphitheatres?
The first actor
Who is Thespis?
The Latin term for a Greek phrase for when the Greeks dropped a god or goddess from the "heavens"
What is deus ex machina?
A wooden frame covered in fabric that can be painted
What is pinake?
Oldest surviving tragedy
What is the Persians?
The dancing space (or playing space)
What is the orchestra?
Mrs. K-C's favorite scenic element
What is periaktoi?
True or false: Greek plays were always about a god or goddess
A triangular scenic element that can quickly change scenes
What is periaktoi?
One of Sophocles' plays that we mentioned in class
What are Oedipus Rex, Antigone, or Elektra?
Where the audience sits
What is the theatron?
The word that means actor inspired by the first actor
What is thespian?
The thing on stage that was meant for worshipping the gods or goddesses
What is the altar or thymele?
The wagon used to bring on a deceased character
What is ekkyklema?
Name one of two playwrights who wrote strong female characters.
Who are Sophocles or Euripides?
Where the VIPs sit (political and religious figures)
What is the proderia?
Name one of the comic writers we discussed
Who are Aristophanes or Menander?
god of the underworld
Who is Hades?
The pair of wings on either side of the scenic building that allows for entrances and exits
What are the paraskenia?
Appealed to the audience's emotions
Who is Euripides?
Audience walkway
What are the parados?
Name one of Aristophanes' plays that we mentioned
What are The Birds, The Clouds, or The Frogs?