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Thespis
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Founder of greek theater. Credited with introducing masks and the first actor. (534 B.C. won play contest)
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tragoidia
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"goat song" the word theater is derived from
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dithyramb
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poetic song
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Bacchylides
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Author of only surving examples of dithyrambs
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trialogues
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Number of actors limited to 3 in each scene.
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Dionysius
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God of wine. Theater thought to have arisen from Dionysian festivals.
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