Greece Flashcards
Harmonia
goddess of harmony and concord; daughter of Aphrodite and Ares; married to Cadmus
The Bacchae
play by Euripides about Agave and Dionysus
dadouchousa
assists the dadouchos who is next in importance after the hierophantes
akolouthi
follow me
Bouleuterion
rectangular council chamber in the Agora; business was prepared for the Assembly’s citizen-politicians.
Critias
one of the Thirty Tyrants
Stoa Poikile
Painted Stoa; painting of the battle of Marathon; paintings of Amazons being struck down; loot from wars were stored in it
The Thirty Tyrants
oligarchs placed in charge of Athens at the end of the Peloponnesian war; they killed 5% of the pop in 8 months, Critias was one of them; overthrown
Dionysia
2nd most important festival after the Panathenaia; March/April to celebrate the spring crops; theater performances / competitions
tragemata
dessert