Humanitities

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Klytemnestra

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Wife of Agamemnon back in Greece.

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Atreus

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Agamemnon and Menalous's father

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Peleus

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Achilles Father

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Athena

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Godess of war and Wisdom

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Chryseis

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Captured daughter of Agamenon, and Agamemnon is forced to give her back due to the wrath of Apollo on the Greeks

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Briseus

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The war prize of Achilles, which is taken by Agamemnon b/c of his pride.

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Hera

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Queen of the Gods. Husband of Zeus

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Apollo

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God of Archery, Sun God. Sends down arrows on the greeks when chryseis father prays for her return

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Thetis

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Achilles' mother. Before Achilles takes off Agamemnon's head b/c he takes Achilles war prize, Thetis steps in and tells Achilles not to do it.

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Hephaestos

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God of Blacksmith, Fire

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Agamemnon

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General of the Achains

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Helen

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Menalaus's wife. Taken by Paris back to Troy, reason for the whole trojan war.

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Paris

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Brother of Hektor, takes Helen from the Greeks back to Troy, causes the war.

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Alexandros

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Another name for Paris

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Hektor

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Prince, Paris's older brother. Great warrior for trojans. Kills Patroklos and furiates Achilles.

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Poulydamas

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Trojan warrior. Tries to persuade Hektor to go back inside the wall with his men, but fails to do so.

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Patroklos

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Achilles' companion. Takes Achilles' armor to fight Hektor, and dies.

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Menolaus

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Wife Helen is taken by Paris back to Troy. He organizes an army to go fight. Brother of Agamemnon.

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Andromacue

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Hektor's Wife

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Glaukos

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Trojan warrior, exchanges armor with Diomedes. Gives gold for bronze. b/c of Athena

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Diomedes

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Exchanges armor with Glaukos in battle. He gets the gold armor for bronze

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Priam

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Paris's father, King of Troy. Goes personally to Achilles to retrieve Hektor with Hermes

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Hermes

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Takes Priam to retrieve his son Hektor from Achilles

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Nestor

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Suggest Agamemnon amends to Achilles. Older wise warrior, with best advice.

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Odeysseus

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Greek, helps with amendment to Achilles from Agamemnon. Navigates the ship Chyseis has boarded to go back home

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Chryses

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Chryseis' father, priest to Apollo. Begs for his daughter back, when Agamemnon refuses, he prays for Apollo's help

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Calchas

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A soothslayer, reveals the plague is a vengeful and strategic move by Chryses and Apollo.

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Athena

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sent by Hera, the queen of the gods, appears to him and checks his anger. Athena's guidance, along with a speech by the wise advisor Nestor, finally succeeds in preventing the duel.

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Hera

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Favors the Greeks, is outraged when discovering Zeus is helping Trojans b/c Thetis says Achilles wants revenge

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Hephaestus

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Son of Hera, persuades Hera not to plunge the gods into conflict over the mortals.

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Zues

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Lord of the Gods. Owes Thetis a favor, so he helps the Trojans defeat the Achians for a while b/c Achilles wants revenge

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Pertropolis

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Also known as Patroclus. Killed by Hektor, angers Achilles.

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Helenus

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urges Hektor to retreat back into the walls.

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The Acheans

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Also called Argives” or “Danaans

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Atrides

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Another name for Agamenon. King of Mycenae

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Tydides

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Also called Diomedes. Athena inspires Diomedes with such courage that he actually wounds two gods, Aphrodite and Ares.

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Nestor

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King of Pylos

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Peleus

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Achilles' father and the grandson of Zeus. Priam powerfully invokes the memory of Peleus when he convinces Achilles to return Hector's corpse to the Trojans.

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Phoenix

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helped raise Achilles while he himself was still a young man. Phoenix mediates between him and Agamemnon during their quarrel.

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The Myrmidons

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The soldiers under Achilles' command, hailing from Achilles' homeland, Phthia.

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Queen Hecuba

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Queen of Troy, Hektors Mother

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Alexander

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Another name for Paris.
Paris's abduction of the beautiful Helen, wife of Menelaus, sparked the Trojan War

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Andromache

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Hector's loving wife, Andromache begs Hector to withdraw from the war and save himself before the Achaeans kill him.

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Astyanax

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Hector and Andromache's infant son.

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Polydamas

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A young Trojan comander. Polydamas gives the Trojans sound advice, but Hector seldom acts on it.

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Glaucus

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Glaucus nearly fights a duel with Diomedes

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Antenor

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Antenor argues that Helen should be returned to Menelaus in order to end the war, but Paris refuses to give her up.

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Hera

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hates Athena

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Apollo

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He supports the Trojans and often intervenes in the war on their behalf.

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Iris

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Zues' messenger

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Hermes

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messenger God

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Poseidon

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Poseidon holds a long-standing grudge against the Trojans because they never paid him for helping them to build their city. He therefore supports the Achaeans in the war.

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Ares

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God of war and lover of Aphrodite, Ares generally supports the Trojans in the war

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Hephaestus

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he helps the Achaeans by forging a new set of armor for Achilles and by rescuing Achilles during his fight with a river god.

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Aphrodite

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Goddess of love and daughter of Zeus, Aphrodite is married to Hephaestus but maintains a romantic relationship with Ares. She supports Paris and the Trojans throughout the war, though she proves somewhat ineffectual in battle

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Thetis

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she commissions Hephaestus to design him a new suit of armor.

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Athena

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- The goddess of wisdom, purposeful battle, and the womanly arts. Zeus's daughter. Like Hera, Athena passionately hates the Trojans and often gives the Achaeans valuable aid.

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Antenor

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A Trojan nobleman who unsuccessfully advocates the return of Helen to the Achaians

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Hekuba

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Wife of Priam

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Helanos

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Son of Priam and Hekuba; a prince of Troy and a seer.

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Zeus

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The supreme god and king of Olympos. His duty is to carry out the will of Destiny, so he is officially neutral in the war, but he is sympathetic toward the Trojans, particularly Hektor and Priam, and he supports Achilles against Agamemnon. Of all the gods, he alone seems able to change fate

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Ares

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Son of Zeus and Hera, and the god of war. He is the lover of Aphrodite and fights on the Trojan side, despite an earlier promise to Hera and Athena that he would support the Achaians. Only Aphrodite likes him.

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Peleus

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a mortal, Achilles Father

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Helenus

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urges Hector to return to Troy to ask his mother, Queen Hecuba, along with her noblewomen, to pray for mercy at the temple of Athena

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Diomedes

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After Agam. says the war is a failure. Diomedes rises and insists that he will stay and fight even if everyone else leaves.

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Odysseus, Great Ajax, and Phoenix

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communicate the proposal to Achilles.

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Antilochus

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brings word to Achilles of Patroclus's death

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Iris

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sent by Hera, comes to tell Achilles that he must go outside and make an appearance on the battlefield. This appearance alone will scare the Trojans into abandoning the fight for Patroclus's body.
Iris later goes to Priam to tell him that he should go to Achilles and retrieve the body of Hector

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Athena (pretends to be someone)

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Athena appears before him, disguised as his ally Deiphobus, and convinces him that together they can take Achilles.

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Apollo (Hektor)

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protects Hector's corpse from damage and rot and staves off dogs and scavengers

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Idaeus

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Priam's chariot driver

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Iris

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sent by Hera, comes to tell Achilles that he must go outside and make an appearance on the battlefield. This appearance alone will scare the Trojans into abandoning the fight for Patroclus's body.
Iris later goes to Priam to tell him that he should go to Achilles and retrieve the body of Hector

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Athena (pretends to be someone)

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Athena appears before him, disguised as his ally Deiphobus, and convinces him that together they can take Achilles.

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Apollo (Hektor)

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protects Hector's corpse from damage and rot and staves off dogs and scavengers

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Idaeus

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Priam's chariot driver

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Cleomenes I

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King of Sparta. did not give aid to the Athenians

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Darius I

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King of Persia. Was outraged when found that the Athenians aided the Ionians in the revolt and vowed to take over Greece

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Miltiades

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Athenian general, gave speech to charge the Persians

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Callimachus of Aphidnre

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Polemarch, that was the decideing vote on whether or not to attack the Persians

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Pheidippides

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Ran from Athens to Sparta to ask for help, and also after the Greek victory, he ran to Athens to anounce it and warn them about the Persians coming. 26.2 miles=marathon

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The Play Antigone was written by

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Sophocles

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Antigone

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the daughter of the accidentally incestuous marriage between King Oedipus of Thebes and his mother Jocasta. Breaks the law and buries her brother Polyneices

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Polyneices

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Brother of Antigone,
traitor of the Thebes, killed by his brother

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King Oedipus of Thebes

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Kills father, marries mother Jocasta. Has two daughters and two sons.

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Haemon (or Haimon

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Son to Creon, Fiance of Antigone

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King Creon

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Antigone's uncle. Creon is powerfully built, but a weary and wrinkled man suffering the burdens of rule

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Queen Eurydice

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Wife of Creon, Kills herself at the end.

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Ismene

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Sister to Antigone, tries to persuade her not to be rebellious

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Messenger

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pale and solitary boy who bears the news of death

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Jonas

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The three Guardsmen

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Page

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Creon's attendant. He sees all, understands nothing, and is no help to anyone but one day may become either a Creon or an Antigone in his own right.

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Chorus

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The Chorus frames the play with a prologue and epilogue, introducing the action and characters under the sign of fatality. In presenting the tragedy, the Chorus instructs the audience on proper spectatorship, reappearing

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Eteocles

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Brother of Antigone. Fought for the Thebes against his brother. Was King of Thebes.

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Gods Play A major Role

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Not really any free will. If you get too much pride, they will cut you down. They are very human, but are in control of the real humans. People must hope to win favor of Gods.

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Greek Theather-3 playwrites

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Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides.

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Sophocles

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Added 3rd actor. smaller group=towns people=background and advisors.
3 actors and a chorus

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Euripides

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Psychological

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Greek Plays

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A contest performed in seasonal festivals.
4 plays=3 trageties, 1 comedy
NOT FOR ENTERTAINMENT
FOR RELIGION--respect and worship for Gods.
NO WOMEN.
wore masks(used as megaphones) and tall shoes.

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Chorus

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Elders-Provide Background

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Hubris

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Excessive Pride.
Creon, Agamemnon,

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Catharsis

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Cleansing of Emotions

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Plato

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wrote about the life of Socrates. Republic is his famous work.

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Philosophy

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attempt to ask why.
"seeking truth"
critical thinking

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Socrates

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A greek Philosopher, did not write anything.
Challanges with Q & A
said to "corrupt youth"

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Socrates opposers

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Medetos,
Anytos,
Lycon

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Crito

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goes to get Socrates out of jail. Tries to reason with him, but Socrates will not go.

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Chirophon

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goes to oracle and asks if any is wiser than Socrates=NO
Socrates is wise becuase he knows he doesn't know everything, others think they do but really dont.

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Socrates suggested punishment

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Silent, Banished.
Pay a fine, honor as olympican.

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Crito's arguements

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Son's education
you are doing want your enemies want.
Crito and friends will be called cowards and blamed.
Bribe the guards

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Socrates Arguements against Crito

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Laws of the CommonWealth!
injustice/justice
Value of living well
Listen to expert not many ppl.
Judges already gave the option of exile.

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Phaedo

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Death Sentence of Socrates

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Cave

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2 worlds= Knowledge (wisdom) and Mere Opinion.