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nouns
antigone
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Great Dionysia | annual spring festival in honor of Dionysus,when dramatic competitions were held among three poets selected by the city |
| Theater of Dionysus | performance site of drama in Athens on the south slope of the acropolis (see below) ; part of shrine to this god |
| Acropolis | "the high city"; most famous part of Athens; theater on its south slope |
| Chorus | group of 12-15 men who sing and dance during the plays. They often represent the collective community, but not necessarily the poet's thoughts . |
| stichomythia | the line-by-line debates, characteristic of Greek drama |
| Thespis | the semi-legendary founder of tragedy during the sixth century B.C.E. |
| agora | the equivalent of the town square; a marketplace; first performances of drama here |
| skênê | pronounced "skaynay"; building or tent at back of acting area; often painted for scenery |
| orchestra | the dancing area; chorus occupies this space |
| eisoidoi | "entrances" to performance space; the opposite of an eisodos is an exodos |
| ekkyklêmaa | a cart inside the skênê which couldbe suddenly rolled out to display the result of an event inside;e.g. the murder of Agamemnon |
| mêchanê | a crane used to lift actors above the acting area; usually actors are playing gods here, hence the phrase deus ex machina |
| agon | in general, "competition"; specifically, the debate in a drama |
| parodos | the first ode the chorus sings as it enters the orchestra |
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