Terms Flashcards
Acropolis
area in Ancient Athens with temples, became center of all Greek religious life
antilogy
a controversy or discussion usually found in a play
Asebia
impiety, disrespect
Dikos Logos
Just argument
Adikos logos
Unjust argument
Dionysia
Festival to honor Dionysus where tragedies and comedies were put on
Elgin marbles
Statues from the Parthenon taken by Lord Elgin back to England
Esoteric
Works intended for only a small group of experts (eg. all remaining works of Aristotle)
Exoteric
Works intended for a large audience (eg. all lost works of Aristotle)
Frieze
Band around temple with sculpture
Hedone
Pleasure
Helots
Class of serfs in Sparta between slaves and citizens
Hero Cult
Cults that worshipped heroes (esp. Heracles)
Koroi/Korai
Male/Female statues in the Archaic period used as status symbol and sometimes grave markers
Metope
Sections between the triglyphs with engravings
Mystery Cult
Secret cults that upperclass sometimes made fun of, most famous is Eleusinian Mysteries to Demeter and Persephone
Nomos
Human law
Phusis
Natural law
Oikos
Home
Ostracism
Athens dispelled people for 10 years based on a vote on ostrakon
Parabasis
When all actors leave the stage and the chorus addresses the audience directly
Peplos
Material worn by women (peplos kore)
Phrontistai
Nice word for intellectuals
Phrontisterion
Thinkery