Greek tragedy
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Greek tragedy is one of the three principal theatrical genres from Ancient Greece and Greek-inhabited Anatolia, along with comedy and the satyr play. It reached its most significant form in Athens in
Mask of Dionysus found at Myrina (Aeolis) of ancient Greece c. 200 BC – 1 BC, now at the Louvre
Maenads dancing, bringing a sacrificial lamb or kid
Dionysus surrounded by satyrs. Attic red-figured cup interior, 480 BC.
Aeschylus
Satyr play
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The satyr play is a form of Attic theatre performance related to both comedy and tragedy. It preserves theatrical elements of dialogue, actors speaking verse, a chorus that dances and sings, masks and
Greek tragedy
…romanized: tragōidía) is one of the three principal theatrical genres from Ancient Greece and Greek-inhabited Anatolia, along with comedy and the satyr play. It reached its most significant form in Athens in the 5th century BC, the works of which are sometimes called Attic tragedy. Greek tragedy is widely…
A drinking cup, c. 490–480 B.C., depicting a maenad and a satyr.
Papposilenus – a representation of Silenus as an old man, a stock character in satyr plays. He is playing crotales (cymbals).
Actor as Papposilenus, around 100 AD, after 4th-century BC original