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This is another word for "pride."

What is hubris?

100

Although many people might have thought this son of Philip of Macedon was a "great" guy, the Persian Empire didn't think so.

who is Alexander the Great?

100

Her face reportedly "launched a thousand ships" and won Aphrodite title of "the fairest."

Who is Helen?

100
"Woman, by heaven you've stung me now! Who dared to move my bed?"
Who is Odysseus?
100
Epic poems often begin with an invocation of this figure:
What is a muse?
200
In his "Epistle to Cangrande," Dante describes Inferno-Purgatorio-Paradiso as a "comedy," explaining that "you need to know that comedy comes from komos "village" and oda, which means song," while _this_ word means "'goat song,' that is, smelly like a goat."
What is tragedy?
200

According to tradition, this 6th century B.C.E. individual was the first to introduce an actor on-stage alongside the chorus.

Who is thespis?

200
This founder of the "house of Atreus" played a trick on the gods that was in poor "taste."
Who is Tantalus?
200
"Friend, let me put it in the plainest way./My mother says I am his son; I know not surely."
Who is Telemachus?
200
Audio Daily Double.
This story set in Texas is an adaptation of what mythological character's story?
300
This word literally means "dancing place."
What is orchestra?
300

Although Solon the Lawgiver is often considered as laying the foundation for Athenian democracy, this reformer is often considered the"father of democracy" with his overthrow of Hippias, the tyrant son of Pisistratus.

Who is Cleisthenes?

300

The rage of this character is the focus of Homer's _The Iliad_:

Who is Achilles?

300
"Can I be less desirable than she is? Less interesting? Less beautiful? Can mortals compare with godesses in grace and form?"
Who is Kalypso?
300
In _Poetics_, Aristotle describes Odysseus's scar as an example of this type of scene:
What is anagnorisis (recognition)?
400
This word can mean "struggle" or "confrontation," and in its broader sense can refer to athletic competitions such as the Olympic games.
What is agon? (Ὀλυμπιακοὶ Ἀγῶνες)
400

This series of wars between Athens and Sparta concluded in Athens' unconditional surrender:

What are the Peloponnesian Wars?

400
These three goddesses/monsters punished violations of ties of family piety.
What are the Furies?
400
"So think this girl your enemy; spit on her, And let her find her husband down in Hell!"
Who is Creon?
400
Name all three unities.
What are unity of action, time, and place?
500
Meaning "unturnable," this term referred to the Fate responsible for cutting the thread of life.
What is Atropos?
500

Place the following people in chronological order: Aristotle, Homer, Solon, Sophocles.

Who are Homer, Solon, Sophocles, and Aristotle.

500
Visual Daily Double.
A fresco by the Italian artist Pellegrino Tibaldi features this person:
500
"Sea Rovers here take joy/Voyaing onward,/As from our song of Troy/Greybeard and rower-boy/Goeth more learned."
What are the sirens?
500

This is the term for the meter Homer employs in _The Odyssey_.

What is Dactylic hexameter?