CLA219H1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ptolemy Ii Philadelphus, Agalmatophilia, Odysseus

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Definitions and terms: the peloponnesian wars: athens vs. sparta in 431-404 bce, athens prosperity dwindles as does the classical age, epithet: attribute that is used to give a title to someone i. e. swift footed achilles or. The ceremonial and secret mysteries represent the abduction of persephone from demeter, in a 3 step cycle the descent, search and spring ascent: persona: a word that signifies a mask. All four were performed on the same day, this went on for 3 days the award was given to the best tetralogy: the tragic triad: chief representatives of ancient tragedy aeschylus, sophocles and. Athens strong control over the league ultimately lead to the peloponnesian wars breaking out: parts of a greek tragedy: 1. Prologue: section that recedes the entrance of the chorus: parados: the whole first utterance of the chorus, generally in anapaests 3. Episode: section that comes between the choral songs 4. Stasimon: a song of the chorus without anapaests or trochees 5.