Greek Theatre

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Across
  1. 2. a greek playwright, The Suppliants
  2. 5. a crane that lifted the "gods" from the scene
  3. 7. a greek playwright, The Birds
  4. 13. were used during the performances
  5. 15. the flat roof of the scene, reserved for actors playing gods
  6. 16. the area directly in front of the scene where the actors would perform
  7. 17. the first playwright to win the contest at the Dionysian festival in 534 B.C.
  8. 18. a round floor the bottom of a hill
  9. 19. an actor
  10. 20. was a temporary enclosure with doors
Down
  1. 1. platform carrying "dead bodies"
  2. 3. upper and lower levels of the Koilon
  3. 4. literally "god from the machine"
  4. 6. Greek God of Wine and Fertility that was honored in an annual festival
  5. 8. originally an alter on the orchestra, this became the spot where the leader of the chorus (koryphaios) would stand
  6. 9. a Greek playwright, Oedipus Rex
  7. 10. two prismatic pillars
  8. 11. were aisles that actors would use to enter if they were supposed to be coming from outside (not the temple or palace)
  9. 12. a greek playwright, Medea
  10. 14. the auditorium of the greek theatre