Greek Theater Test
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alexshort10 on January 25, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 theatron | "the seeing place" |
| orchestra | "the dancing place" |
| skene | structure behind stage, represents house or palace structure and used for entrances and exists |
| paraskene | primary performance area for the actors |
| Sophocles | -Entered the annual dramatic competiiton in Athens, won first prize 24 times and never took lower than second place -Defeated Aeschylus competition -Introduced more elaborate scene painting -added the third actor -wrote the theban triology, Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone |
| prologue | opening scene |
| parados | first of the Chorus's lyric songs or choral odes |
| exodos | concluding scene |
| chorus | greek word for dance, the group of actors who moved and sang together: 1)The Chorus acted as a mediator or bridge between the audience and actors 2) represented the common people 3) set the mood of the story 4) interpreted what was going on 5) informed audience of things to come |
| tragedy | the function of this is to arouse pity and fear in the audience so that it may be purged, or cleansed, of unsettling emotions. The audience experiences a strangely pleasurable sense of emotional release after watching a tragedy. |
| catharsis | the process of releasing and thereby providing relief from strong or repressed emotions. |
| Zeus | God that maintained people and the gods, valued justice, most feared weapon was his lightenting bold, most disloyal of husbands |
| Hera | sister of Zeus, Queen of Heaven, jealous reival of the other Goddess's, vindicitive, she became a fierce enemy of the trojans |
| Poseidon | God of Sea, watches and controls the sea, favored the Greeks but when they set home because of their arogance, he sent waves to take away from their smugness |
| Demeter | Goddes of Agriculture and Fertility, brings feast and faminie, had the ability to control the seasons and transform the sense of nature, has healing power to bring fourth new life always |
| Athena | Goddess of crafts, war, domestic arts, boasts of divine intellect and extraordinary strength, fierce enemy of Troy, sought revenge and favorite city was Athens. |
| Dionysus | God of wine and grape, ignited drunken chaos, dancing, gave a sense of relief, divine |
| Apollo | God of Prophecy and music, offers his wisdom as a link between God and citizens, he taught morals the first of arts, helped humans achieve their full potential, high intellect. |
| Artemis | Goddess of the Hunt, protector of the young, twin sister with Apollo, women who defied convention more liberal route, still inhabits the forest |
| Ares | God of War, grief, strife, searching for destination, appetite for chaos and pain |
| Aphrodite | seduced people with her beauty, breathing taking, envied by all the other goddess, awarded her with the golden apple and carried on an affair with Aires while married. |
| Hephaestus | God of Fire, not a good appearance but has great power, it is said that Zeus brought him down to earth, God of artists and craftman |
| Hermes | God of every emotion, messenger of Zeus, God of theives of commerce, he stole all the time, known for being physically fit, bringer of fortune of wealth, most beloved of all the Gods |
| Aeschylus | Father of Greek Drama, known for adding the second actors, referred to his work as "slices from banquet of homer" wrote the Agamemmon, The Libation Bearers, The Eumenides |
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