Key terms Flashcards
Dithyrambus
hymns to dionysus
orchestra
circular acting space at centre
translates as ‘dancing place’
Thymele
altar of dionysus that sits in the centre of the orchestra
Theatron
spectator seating ‘seeing place’ (embankment)
Parados
passageways for the actors to make their entrances and exits
Prohedria
the stone seats reserved for prestigious people originally for the priests them (state officials, generals, athletes)
Skene
stage building behind orchestra; where we get the words ‘scene’ and ‘scenery’
Deus ex machina
stage machine that included a crane used to lower the gods
Ekkyklema
cart rolled out to show dead bodies
Episode
main action, equivalent of an ‘Act’
Stasima
choral interlude that makes comment on the action
exodus
final summation and exit of the chorus
prologos
introductory scene
parados
entry of chorus
aristeia
excellence
