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