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hubris
equating yourself as one of the gods
hamartia
error in knowledge/ fatal flaw
catharsis
purge of pity/fear
anagnorisis
recognition of hamartia
peripeteia
reversal from good fortune to bad in a tragedy
tragic hero
must pass from happiness to misery; has to lose something close to them
mimesis
imitation of a noble act
eleos
pity
phobos
fear
pathos
act that is destructive to life
aidos
shame
anthropomorphism
turning into a human being
arete
virtue, excellence
aristeia
warrior’s excellence
ate
blindness/madness
dactylic hexameter
dactyl - long syllable followed by two short
dolos
trickery
in medias res
in the middle of things
incovation
at the start of an epic, the poet calls upon the Goddess or Muse
kleos
fame for a deed
moira
portion
nemesis
righteous indignation
nostoi
return voyages
penthos
grief
xenia
hospitality between hosts and guests
personification
treating an inanimate object as if it were living
What god was born of Zeus and Semele?
Dionysus
Who is Zues’s daughter who challenges him in wisdom and bravery?
Athena
Is death necessary in tragedy?
no - there has to be intense suffering and/or great loss - not necessarily death
Did the gods become involved in the affairs of men?
all the time
Who is the god of wine and ecstasy?
Dionysus
What Greek city is names after Zeus’s daughter?
Athens after Athena
What are the names of Zeus’s parents?
Chronus + Rhea
What would Zeus’s father do to his children?
ate them
Who is the god of war?
Aries
How many labors did Hercules have to undertake?
12
How did Rhea trick Chronus concerning eating Zeus?
gave him a stone
5 things in a tragedy
tragic hero, hamartia, anagnorisis, perepetia, catharsis
belief in noncontingency
belief that you have control over EVERYTHING in life
confrontation with negation
believing that you have no obstacles in your way
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