Mythology Flashcards

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Morpheus

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Greek god of dreams
Son of Hypnos & Pasithea
Leader of the Oneirobi

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Thanatos

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Greek, personification of death
Son of Nyx
Brother of Hypnos

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anagnorisis

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a moment in a play or other work when a character makes a critical discovery. Anagnorisis originally meant recognition in its Greek context, not only of a person but also of what that person stood for. Anagnorisis was the hero’s sudden awareness of a real situation, the realisation of things as they stood, and finally, the hero’s insight into a relationship with an often antagonistic character in Aristotelian tragedy

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