Chapter 4 Greek Flashcards
What are satyrs?
Half man half goat creatures; followers of Dionysus; generally bad
Who is Dionysus?
God of theater, drunkness, wine, beauty, pleasure etc
What are maenads?
Followers of Dionysus; group of women that ran through the forest drunk and ate animals
What are tragedies?
Plays about “man v god”; horrible events that happened if you didn’t follows the gods orders
Theatron:
“Viewing place”: seats in the amphitheater
Satyr play
Plays about sex that were the last in the festival
City Dionysus
Festival celebrating tragedies with a winner; in March
Orchestra
Rounded area level with ground; played music; the chorus
Who are the 3 great classical tragedians?
Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides
Greek chorus
Group of men “to warn”
Who is Aristotle?
Student of Plato, Greek philosopher
What is skene?
Building scenery
Describe the mask worn
Made of cloth that would portray the character
Which of the ancient tragedies did Aristotle choose for his analysis of tragedy?
Oedipus tyrannus
Who is the tragedian for Aristotle’s quintessential tragedy?
Sophocles
Who wrote “old comedy”
Aristophanes
Hubris
Thinking you can out smart a god
Perpetual / reversal of fortune
Going through a great change; grow in wisdom
Hamartia
Bad decisions that take you away from the center, like a fall from grace
Dithyramb
Ancient Greek Hyms
Ekkykkema
Rolling platform
Mechane
Crane with ropes and pullys
Parados
Large aisle
What response does a tragedy elicit from audience
Fear and pity
