antigone terms Flashcards
exit scene
exodos
hymn to praise the gods
paean
response to the preceding scene
ode
first ode
parodos
part of the ode in a Greek tragedy chanted by the right to left across the stage
strophe
moving left to right across the stage
antistrophe
leader of the chorus
choragos
made up of 15 elders of Thebes
chorus
father of Antigone
oepidus
queen of Thebes
Jocasta
beast with eagle wings, body of a lion, woman’s breast & face
sphinx
setting of Antigone
Thebes
story that explains a belief
myth
the god of wine & fertility
dionysos
man who transformed hymns into songs
thespis
what has four les, two legs, and three legs?
a man
sphinx’s riddle
Ancient Greek playwright
Aeschylus
after death
prosthesis
the burial
ekphora
the reed pipe
aulos
error in judgement (1)
hamartia
recognition (2)
anagnorisis
reversal of fortune (3)
peripetia
release of emotion for audience (4)
catharsis