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Mythological Sources
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2. This Greek playwright
earned first prize more
than any other in the
Great Dionysia. He is
responsible for the
Oedipus Trilogy.
5. All of the stories prior
to the fifth century BC
were passed down through
_ tradition.
7. He is regarded as the
"father of history"
9. This Roman poet
didn't believe in any of the
myths he wrote about.
12. One of the two most
ancient Greek poets, this
person "wrote" The
Odyssey.
13. This Greek playwright
was a skeptic and
philosopher. Despite the
realism in his dramas, he
was ridiculed by his
contemporaries.
14. Hesiod wrote this
epic account of creation.
15. This writer was a
citizen of both Greece and
Rome.
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1. Ovid's greatest work
was called what?
3. This word describes a
group that sings/chants
the poetry of early Greek
drama.
4. This playwright wrote
Oresteia and added a
second actor to the stage.
6. What is the yearly
competition of dramatic
poetry called?
8. This word describes
both the poems and the
poets themselves, who
traveled and told stories.
10. This Roman poet
wrote about the Roman
hero Aeneas in his epic,
the Aeneid.
11. This instrument
would accompany the
recitation of an epic
poem.