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15 Cards in this Set

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Beguiles
Deceives, cheats
Brigands
Robbers
Catharsis
Ritual purification of pollution; purging of strong emotions achieved while watching a tragedy
Chorus
A group of characters who act as a collective; in Oedipus, they speak for the city
Demigod
A child of a god and a mortal or nymph
Epic
Long poem about legendary figures and their heroic deeds
Hybris
Act of physical or verbal assault which brings no satisfaction other than the disgrace of another
Maismia
Pollution
Ode
A sung piece between episodes consisting of matched lyric stanzas
Oracle
A holy place where gods pronounced the future or divine will to mortals
Paradigm
A model, prime example
Stayer
The one who stops and restrains
Suppliants
People who make requests from a position of powerlessness
Throng
Crowd
Tragedy
Dramatic genre, loftier and more serious than comedy, often with a sad ending