Question
Many ancient Greek plays were first performed at a festival dedicated to this God, and Greek theater may have evolved from dithyrambs, hymns to this deity. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this god, who appears in a Euripides (“yoo-RIP-id-eez”) play to punish Pentheus for opposing worship of him by maenads. In Aristophanes’ Frogs, this god travels to Hades to bring Euripides back from the dead.
ANSWER: Dionysus [or Bacchus; accept Greater Dionysia]
[10e] During the Great Dionysia, playwrights such as Aeschylus (“ESS-kuh-luss”) presented plays in this genre. This dramatic genre, which often focuses on a character’s downfall, contrasts with comedy.
ANSWER: tragedy [or tragoidia]
[10h] In the Great Dionysia, playwrights submitted a trilogy of tragedies, followed by a play of this genre, which blends elements of tragedy and comedy. The only fully surviving play in this genre is Euripides’ Cyclops.
ANSWER: satyr play [reject “tragicomedy”]
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| 2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 9 | 14.44 | 100% | 33% | 11% |
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