GRC 2011 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Athamas, Maenad, Minos

• School: Temple University
• Department: Greek and Roman Classics
• Course: GRC 2011
• Professor: Robin Mitchell- Boyask

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C h a p t e r 1 1 : m y t h s o f f e r t i l i t y : d i n o y s u s | 1. During what historical period did greek tragedy first emerge: the reign of the tyrant pisistratus in the 6th century b. c. Which of the following was not punished by dionysus: midas. How were the daughters of king proetus of argos punished for having refused to accept the rites of dionysus: they were driven mad and believed they were cows. What is the name of the seer who demanded payment to cure the daughters of proetus of argos: melampus. Where was dionysus abducted by the pirates: icaria, near asia minor. Who is the author of the play, the bacchae, which portrays the myth of the resistance to. Dionysus in the city of thebes: euripides.