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hemartia
error in knowledge
hubris
equation yourself with one of the gods
catharsis
purge of pity and fear
what does a tragedy have to have
must be a movie or play and a big loss
non contingency
the illusion you have controll over the world
epistrmology
1 how much a character knows about their knowledge
2 how does the character act/make their decisions with their knowledge
how does non contingency and confrontation with negation relate
they work off of each other. it leads to tragic demise of charecter
confrontation with negation
forces that are working against the tragic figure
Appolian perspective
reason, order, law, logic, human intelect
Dionysian perspective
side, irritability, anarchy, disorder
primordial deities
chaos
gaia
erubus
nyx'
eros
tartarus
uranus
The titans
oceanus, tethys
hyperion, theia
coeus, phoebe
cronus, and rhea
memory
themis crius
iapetus
Zeus
king of all gods
hera
goddess of marriage and childbirth
poseidon
god of the sea
demeter
goddess of harvest and agriculture
Ares
god of war and courage
athena
goddess of wisdom
apollo
god of archery
artemis
god of hunt
aphrpdiete
goddess of love and beauty
hephaestus
god of fire and metal working
hermes
“the messenger” god of trade and luck
9 muses (daughters of zeus and memory)
calliope
clio
erato
euterpe
melpomene
polyhymnia
terpsichore
thalia
urania
the fates
clothos, lachesis, atropos
Three Fates
Clothos (Spin), Lachesis (Determine), Atropos (Cut)
First Axion
murder calls for retribution
Second Axion
Suffering is the only way of learning
Third Axion
Middle ground is always good
Aidos
Shame
Anthropomorphism
Turning into a human being
Arete
Virtue
Aristeia
a warriors exelence
Ate
blindness, madness
Dactylic Hexameter
A long syllable followed by two short
Dolos
Trickery
In Medias res
into the middle of things
Invocation
the start of an epic
Kleos
Imortal Flame
Moira
Portion
Nemesis
Righteous indignation
Nostoi
Return voyages
Penthos
Suffering
Xenia
bond of guest friendship
personification
treating an object as if it were living
What god was born of Zeus and Semele
Dyonisius
Who is zeus’s daughter who rivals him in wisdom
Athena
Is death necessary in tragedy
No, as long as there is a big loss
Did the greek gods get in affairs with the men
Yes
Dionisus
god of wine and ectasy
What greek city is named after Zeus’s daughter
Athens
Cronus and Rhea
Zeus’s parents
What does Cronus do to his children
Eat them
How many brothers did Hercules have to undertake
12
How did Rhea trick Kronos
She gave him rocks instead of Zeus
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