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Hera

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Roman Name: Juno
Responsibility: aspects of existence, seasons, weather, etc.
Symbol: Peacock

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Poseidon

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Roman Name: Neptune
Responsibility: natural and supernatural events
Symbol: Trident

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Ares

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Roman Name: Mars
Responsibility: keeping civil order and city defense
Symbol: Spear

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Aphrodite

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Roman Name: Venus
Responsibility: goddess of beauty and love, daughter of Zeus
Symbol: dove

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Apollo

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Roman Name: Apollo
Responsibility: healing and plague, archery, art, and prophecy
Symbol: Harp, bow and arrow

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Artemis

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Roman name: Diana
Responsibility: chastity, hunting, animals, forests, childbirth, fertility
Symbol: Bows, arrows, and stags

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Athena

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Roman name: Minerva
Responsibility: goddess of wisdom, known as protectors of cities
Symbol: owl

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Hephaestus

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Roman name: Vulcan
Responsibility: God of fire, weapons, maker of Olympus
Symbol: Hammer

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Dionysus

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Roman name: Bacchus
Responsibility: God of fertility,
wine, and later patron of arts
Symbol: Grapevine

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Hermes

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Roman name: Mercury
Responsibility: God of thieves
Symbol: Caduceus

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Demeter

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Roman name: Ceres
Responsibility: Goddess of harvest
Symbol: Torch

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Hades

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Roman name: Orcus
Responsibility: lord of the sky
Symbol: Cerberus

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Structure of the tragedy: Prologue

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exposition of prior events-play begins just prior to climax

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Structure of the tragedy: Parados

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entrance or chorus, chanting or singing

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Structure of the tragedy: episodes and stasimon

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each episode was separated by choral songs called stasima-represented the passage of time-no curtain

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structure of the tragedy: exodus

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final action and choral comment, departure or characters and chorus, sometimes included the deus ex machina

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function of the chorus:

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provided the actor on stage with someone to talk with

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function of the chorus

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introduced new character and often questioned them as to origin and purpose

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function of the chorus

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recalled background information needed to clarify the dramatic situation in stage-exposition

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function of the chorus

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provided a continuity between episodes

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function of the chorus

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filled in for a time period

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function of the chorus

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heightened dramatic tension through its expression of forboding

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function of the chorus

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provided a means of generalizing from particulars of the play and offered opinions on occurrences

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function of the chorus

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provided a medium for interpretive comment

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function of the chorus

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provided a means of drawing wisdom and significance from legends and myths

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function of the chorus

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often established ethical or social framework of the events and set up a standard against which the action might be judged

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function of the chorus

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reacted to events and characters

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function of the chorus

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set the overall mood of the play and individual scenes

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function of the chorus

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added movement, spectacle, song and dance

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function of the chorus

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served an important rhythmical function, creating pauses or retardations during which the audience might reflect upon events

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dramatic irony

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audience know information the characters don’t

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tragic flaw

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fault that leads to destruction of hero

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deus ex machina

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character, device, event brought in to untangle a plot

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festival of dionysius

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singing, dancing, and drinking in honor of dionysus

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dithyrambic hymn

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wildly emotional hymn sung in honor of Dionysus sung to the music of flute

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tragedy

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ends with destruction and/or death of a hero(ine)

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comedy

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has a non-tragic ending

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satyr play

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performed in conjunction with a trilogy of tragedies, less elevated subject, the chorus consists of satyrs (man goats)

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recognition

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awareness of fault or conflict

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complication

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makes the conflict stronger and more complex

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denouement

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unraveling of a plot

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strophe

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lines repeated in a dramatic chorus as they pass chanting from the central altar to the side of the stage. literally “a turning” moves to the right of the stage

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antistrophe

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moves back to the altar repeating rhythm, gestures, and meter of first verse but with different words

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unity of place

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tragedy happens in only one place

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Zeus

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Roman name: Jupiter
Responsibility: controlled lightning
Symbol: lighting

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