Studied by 1 personHomer
Who were the hymns written by? Questionable authorship.
Post Homeric
Time of the homeric hymns
Hymnos
refers to a song sung in honour of a divine figure
in media res
where does the homeric hymns start?
Shining
meaning of Apollo’s name, alluding to him being a sun god
Doric apella
Assembley
Linear B
Apollo did not appear here so he was not worshiped during the Mycenaean age.
Dark Ages
when did Apollo’s cult start?
Liminal figure
Apolo is considered a _______; a threshold who stands between 2 stages of life.
Laurel wreath
placed on the head which indicates one’s success in their artistic endeavour.
lyre, kithara
Apollo is often depicted with either these musical instrument.
Leto
mother of Apollo who had a hard time giving birth. she had to negotiate to be able to give birth.
Delos
Which land was barren then bloomed with gold , despite having no natural resource, from the birth of a god.
Delos
has the shrine of Apollo; a site of pilgrimage
Water Nymph, Monster
Two things that Apollo faces and becomes a hindrance to him.
Delphi oracle
most famous of them all. can be a site for major poetry contests
dactylic hexameter
the measure in which the oracle/ message were given in the Delphi oracle
Omphalos Stone
Center of the Earth, chosen by zeus; the very stone which was swallowed by Kronus
Pythian Dragon
Slayed by Apollo
Delos
where Leto wandered and sought for help in living birth.
Delphi
Apollo’s search
travelled everywhere
What did Apollo do to establish his power and become a suitable an hellenistic god?
Rheia
Mother of Demeter
Demeter
Goddess of corn, crops, human fertility
Barley Mother
Etymology of De+Meter
Demeter and Persephone
Always together; referred to as the demeters of the goddesses
Hecate and Helios
Who told Demeter about the abduction of persephone>
Eleusis
Where Demeter goes and was hired as a nanny
Pomegranate Seeds
What persephone eats; may have sexual connotations.
Winter
when persephone is with hades
spring
when persephone comes back home.
Aetiology
explanation of the origin of something; in the case of Demeter, the origin of the seasons.
Zeus, Hades, and Gaia
Gods involved in the divine conspiracy to capture persephone.
Theoxeny
Hospitality to a god
Eleusian Mystery
the great mystery that lasted for a week. Demeter has a temple here.
Maia
Mother of hermes
Hermile
Stone heap; attested in linear b
Hermes
A multifaceted god; messenger, negotiator, a guide; their; lovable rascal
Hermes
develops the lyre figures out how to kindle a fire ; associated with flocks and shepherds
Hermes
Depicted as bearded, wears traveller’s garment (hat and shows with wings)
Caduceus
a scepter carried by Hermes; staff with interwinding snakes
Diacturos/Angelo
Apollo as Messenger
Hoidios
Apollo as people-shepherd
Psychopompous / psychogoge
Apollo as leader of souls
Agoraea
Apollo as merchant and thieves (of the market)
Pylaios
Apollo as doorkeeper
Herm
Box with a head and genetalia; meant to turn away bad spirits
Differentiating from apollo
How does Hermes defines himself?
Aristocrat
Apollo (Apollo vs. Hermes)
Up and coming businessman
Hermes (Apollo vs. hermes)
Honor, wealth and power
what does hermes want of apollo
Cave
Hermes refers to his house as what?
Manipulation of truth
how is hermes’ Metis reflected?
Comedy
This takes place when hermes invokes the laughter of Zeus
Comedy
Movement from sadness to hapiness
Tragoidia
goat song; goats are sacrificed; probably sung during sacrifice.
Dithyramb
passionate or inflated speech/poem (singing+dance)
Dionysus
god of wine; a newer god
Dionysian feast in athens
they would send playwright of tragedies and winner gets a prize
Satyr
a lighter performance; usually shown after a tragedy
men
who would play the parts in a play?
tragedy trait
ending is a disaster but it was by their own decision
Hamartia
not a tragic flaw; missing the mark; sin; short coming; not a defect of character
Stage
where are tragedies meant to be?
Catharsis
emotional relief; permeation; cleansing
Tragedian
writer of the text of the playwright
Choreogos
Producer, director and leader of chorus
Hypokrites
actors; paid by the coreogos
Chorus
group of performers who sing and dance; paid by the civic government
Body and voice
since actors would wear masks, what are their main tools?
Orchestra
space for chorus; dancing area
Skene
backdrop of the stage
Proskenion
Rectangular stage behind the orchestra where actors appear
Eisodos and Parados
Entrances/ Exits on each side of the theatre
Ekkuklema
Wheel behind a backdrop to show dead bodies
Theatron
Where the audience seats
Prologue
introduces subject and situation of a play
parados
entry; comes in and fills in missing information
episode
scene; individual scenes between characters
Stasimon
Before episode; choral response/ commentary
Kommon
dialogue between characters to talk about the problem
exodus
final conclusion
Strophe and Antistrophe
action of the chorus while moving in one direction to the other
Order
thing we see in a tragedy that is needed in both human and divine space
oikos and polis
always dysfunctional in a tragedy
aeschylus
Early tragedian; same time as Thespis; most of his life is spent in either Athens or Sicily. had background of military service.
Oresteia
Trilogy; Agamemnon, libation bears, furies (all addressing one main theme)
Tragedy
exposes us to extreme kind of instances
Nostos of Agamemnon
What is the first book in oresteia all about?
Miasma
blood guilt; moral strain in the household
tantalus
he reaches for an apple and it retracts itself; he goes to drink for water and the level goes down.
Thyestes
Brother of Atreus; Atreus’ wife cheats on him with this person
Aegisthus
lover of clytemnestra; oddly feminine
carpet scene
scene when Agamemnon reaches home; has imagery of blood flowing in the halls
Lex Talionis
principle of retaliation; law of revenge
cassandra
a seer that has a gift of prophecy from Apollo but was cursed not to be believed.
Off stage
where does the violence happen in a play?
Argive eldres
in Agamemnon, who makes up the chorus?
Nests of Orestes
What is the beginning of Libation bearers?
appease Agamemnon’s spirit
What is the goal of the libation bearers when they go to the grave?
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