Greek Tragedy
Across
- 1. A person who writes plays
- 4. sacrifices dedicated to Dionysus
- 8. wealthy Athenian citizen who assumed the public duty
- 9. tragedian of classic Athens
- 10. First person to ever walk on stage to preform a play
- 12. where something unexpected or implausible situation
- 13. A cruel and oppressive ruler
- 17. A place where they performed
- 18. Another word for actor
- 20. a space where a chorus of dancers perform
- 22. tragedians whose plays survived
- 23. Compound work made up of four distinct works
- 24. hymn sung and danced in honor of Dionysus
- 25. open-air venue used for entertainment, performances, and sports
Down
- 2. Most powerful city during greek times
- 3. The god of wine and fertility
- 5. Greek philosopher
- 6. two gangways on which chorus and actors made their entrances from either side into the orchestra
- 7. greek choir that played tragedy, comedy, satyr plays, and modern work
- 11. Building behind greek theater
- 14. Seating area in greek
- 15. A drama performed in theaters across greece
- 16. Releasing of relief and other emotions
- 19. Father of Disaster/tragedian
- 21. Footwear actors wore in greek times
- 26. altar of Dionysus standing in the middle of the orchestra