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Polis - correct answers Greek, a city state, the laws and priorities of
men (compared to the laws and priorities of the gods: Philos)
acropolis - correct answers Greek, a fortified part of a city usually on a
hill and sometimes containing a Parthenon.
Sophocles - correct answers Greek theater, a script writer who wrote
Antigone
chorus - correct answers Greek theater, group of actors who represent
the people and speak in unison or have their leader speak for them.
deus ex machina - correct answers Greek theater, a machine that lifted
an actor above the stage to represent their divinity.
parados - correct answers Greek theater, the first choral song
, choral song - correct answers Greek theater, intermediate narration by
the chorus in between episodes.
episode - correct answers Greek theater, the scenes where actors
actually interact and the plot moves forward, broken up by choral
songs.
Antigone - correct answers Greek tragedy, daughter of Oedipus who
buries her brother to obey the gods but against Creon's decree and gets
walled into a tomb and hangs herself.
Ismene - correct answers Greek tragedy, Antigone's sister who doesn't
help bury the brother and doesn't get punished even though she tries
to take some of the blame.
Creon - correct answers Greek tragedy, Antigone's uncle who takes
over after her father and brothers die and makes the decry that her
brother won't be buried and walls Antigone in a tomb before realizing
that he has offended the gods.
Haemon - correct answers Greek tragedy, Antigone's cousin and fiance
who tries to logic his father out of punishing Antigone and kills himself
with a sword after Antigone hangs herself.
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