Chapters 15. 16 Flashcards
Homer
A Poet who went blind during the antiquity period. 50-150CE. Composed the iliad, odyssey, hymens to the gods, and ephesus. May not be a real person
Hesiod
Poet of the theogony. (an account of the beggining of the world and the birth of the gods.
Iliad
A long poem about the final years of the Trojan war. Anger of achilles is the central theme
Hexameter
A popular style of poetry spread through word of mouth usually about heroes. Designed to be remembered easily. These poems were written down to some extent
Odyssey
About the Greek hero odysseus’s return to Ithaca from Greece.
Nestars cup
A cup found off of naples and says “Whoever should drink from this cup, immediately the desire of beautifully crowned Aphrodite will seize him.
Greek Lyric poetry
Greek poetry composed with a variety of meters accompanied by an instrument. Subject matter is more personal and immediate.
Archilocus
A poet from the island of Paros who wrote on themes as diverse as politics and sexual encounters
Sappho
A female poet who wrote often in monodic lyric Meaning sang individually. her poetry is deepy personal.
Choral Lyric poetry
Makes use of first person pronouns like I, and is commonly sang in public. sometimes in the victors house.
Pindar
A famous Greek poet who’s poetry was accompanied by male chorus’s and sang to the wealthy.
The Birth of tragic poetry
Aristotle tells us that it was from improvisation of poety told to Dioysus. The creator is said to be Thespis
City Dionysia
A religous festival held in honour of Dionysus
Didaskaloi
Composers of tragic poems
Choregos
Sponsor of the didaskaloi
The three Greek Tragedians
Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides.
Aeschylus
Known for is bombastic language and concerned with spectacle.
Orestesia
Three staged plays by Aeschylus. Agamemnon, Liberation of Bearers, and Eumenides.
Komoidia
Means comedy in Greek
Old comedy
5th century BCE Athenian comedy. Aristophanes is the most famous comedic poet.
Geometric period
Art from 900-700 BCE. Entails abstract designs decorated pots and such:))
Potters wheel and the compass
Two very important sculpting tools
Krater
Decorated and enlarged artistic bowl.
