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47 Cards in this Set
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Hector
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Achilles killed him in Troy
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Acrisius
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Perseus' grandfather, locked Danae in a box, killed by Perseus
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Hydra
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snake-grew heads after those were cut off, Hercules killed her
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Agammemnon
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ruler of Greek forces during Troy
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Golden Fleece
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what Jason needed to retrieve
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Ariadne
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daughter of King Minos
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Sphinx
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guarded Thebes, used a riddle to enter
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Clashing Rocks
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Jason made them stop
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Argo
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the boat that Jason rode in
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Minotaur
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Queen and White Bull's son, man-eating, kept in labyrinth
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Jocaste
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Oedipus' biological mother
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Sinis and Procrustes
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thieves who killed, Theseus killed them
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Medusa
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woman with snakes on head, if you looked at her you turned to stone
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Eurystheus
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King who gave Hercules the labors
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Medea
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Jason's first wife
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Andromeda
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girl that Perseus saved from a sacrifice
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Patroclus
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Achilles's lover, Hector killed him
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Nemean Lion
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immortal lion, one of 12 labors, Hercules killed it
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Golden Age of Greek Drama
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5th century B.C.
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God honored during song
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Dionysus
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Proskenion
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raised platform where actors performed
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Satyr play
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a play to lighten the mood in the afternoon
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Skene
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served as backdrop-actors changed and waited
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Tetralogy
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the trilogy and satyr play put together
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Theatron
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stone seats that spectators sat on
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Thespis
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earliest known hypocrite
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Thymele
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altar behind orchestra
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Trilogy
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three related tragedies
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Hypocrites
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the 'one who answers back
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Orchestra
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large circular area where chorus performed
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Parodoi
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two huge entrances
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Prologue
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an opening scene
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Dithyramb
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wild or ecstatic song of praise
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Chorus
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group of men who sang during the play
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Archon
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the administrator of Athens
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Ampitheatre
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theater where plays were performed
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3 unities of tragedy
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time, place, and action
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Parodos
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entrance to the theater
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Protagonist
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main character in the play
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Catharsis
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a satisfied feeling
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Tragedy
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when the story ends badly for the protagonist
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Hubris
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arrogance or excessive pride
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Antigone
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daughter of Oedipus, wants to bury brother
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Ismene
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Antigone's sister
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Haimon
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Antigone's fiancee, Creon's son
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Eteocles and Polyneices
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Oedipus's sons, killed each other in battle
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Creon
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King of Thebes
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