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1 Overview Greek Gods Antigone Medea
Greek Theatre Overview Greek Gods Antigone Medea

2 Overview of Greek Theatre
The land The myths The stage

3 The Land Greece has thousands of inhabited islands and dramatic mountain ranges Greece has a rich culture and history Democracy was founded in Greece Patriarchal (male dominated) society Philosophy, as a practice, began in Greece (Socrates, Plato, Aristotle)

4 Located in Europe in the Aegean Sea
The Land Located in Europe in the Aegean Sea

5 The Land

6 Overview of Greek Theatre
The land The myths The stage

7 The Stage

8 The Stage Three Main Portions of Greek Theatre:
Skene – Portion of stage where actors performed (included 1-3 doors in and out) Orchestra – “Dancing Place” where chorus sang to the audience Theatron – Seating for audience

9 The Stage

10 The Stage Greek plays were performed during religious ceremonies held in honor of Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and revelry (altars generally on stage) Banks would shut down for days, people would travel from all around to see the drama competitions—even prisoners were temporarily released to see the plays Tragedy means “goat song” (relates to Dionysian rituals)

11 The Stage

12 Where and how were the dramas performed?
…In an amphitheatre …With a chorus who described most of the action. …With masks …With all the fighting and movement going on off stage. ….With tragedy first, then comedy later.

13 Major Greek Dramatists
Aeschylus 524 B.C. Seven Against Thebes Sophocles 496 B.C. Antigone Oedipus Euripides 480 B.C. Medea Dramatist Born Wrote

14 Sophocles’ Antigone Set in Thebes (a city in ancient Greece)
Antigone is the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta Antigone’s brothers, Eteokles and Polyneces, took opposite sides in a war Eteokles and Polyneces killed each other in battle Antigone’s uncle, Kreon, became king of Thebes

15 Copy Only The Boxed Portion!

16 Euripides’ Medea Medea is a princess from Colchis
Medea marries Jason, who is in Colchis on a quest for the Golden Fleece Medea betrays her father and murders her brother for her love of Jason Medea has magical powers Jason takes Medea back to his homeland, Corinth, where they have children Jason takes another wife, the king of Corinth’s daughter

17 Jason’s Voyage on the Argo
Jason and Medea meet Corinth: Where Jason and Medea settle down

18 Overview of Greek Theatre
The land The myths The stage

19 Myths played a key role in Greek drama

20 The Myths – Why they were written
Explained the unexplainable Justified religious practices Gave credibility to leaders Gave hope Polytheistic (more than one god) Centered around the twelve Olympians (primary Greek gods)

21 Explained the Unexplainable
When Echo tried to get Narcissus to love her, she was denied. Saddened, she shriveled to nothing, her existence melting into a rock. Only her voice remained. Hence, the echo!

22 To justify religious practices
Dionysian cults in ancient Greece were founded to worship Dionysus, god of grapes, vegetation, and wine.

23 To give credibility to leaders
The Romans used myths to create family trees for their leaders, enforcing the made-up idea that the emperors were related to the gods and were, then, demigods.

24 To give hope The ancient citizens of Greece would sacrifice and pray to an ORACLE. An oracle was a priest or priestess who would send a message to the gods from mortals who brought their requests. Where DID hope come from? After unleashing suffering, famine, disease, and many other evils, the last thing Pandora let out was HOPE.

25 The Oracle at Delphi Most famous oracle in Greek mythology.

26 Mount Olympus… …Where the Olympians lived. Who are the Olympians?

27 The Olympians Are the 12 Main Gods

28 Temperaments of the Olympians

29 Zeus King of gods Heaven Storms Thunder lightning

30 Poseidon Zeus’s brother King of the sea Earthquakes Horses

31 Hades Brother to Zeus and Poseidon King of the Underworld (Tartarus)
Husband of Persphone

32 Ares God of war

33 Hephaestus God of fire Craftspeople Metalworkers Artisans

34 Apollo God of the sun Music Poetry Fine arts Medicine

35 Hermes Messenger to the gods Trade Commerce Travelers
Thieves & scoundrels

36 Dionysus God of Wine Partying (Revelry)

37 Hera Queen of gods Women Marriage Childbirth

38 Demeter Goddess of Harvest Agriculture Fertility Fruitfulness
Mom to Persephone

39 Hestia Goddess of Hearth Home Community

40 Athena Goddess of wisdom Practical arts War

41 Aphrodite Goddess of love and beauty

42 Artemis Goddess of hunting and the moon.

43 The End

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