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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
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
Maenads dancing, bringing a sacrificial lamb or kid
Dionysus surrounded by satyrs. Attic red-figured cup interior, 480 BC.
Dionysus surrounded by satyrs. Attic red-figured cup interior, 480 BC.
Aeschylus
Aeschylus
Deus ex machina
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Deus ex machina is a plot device, a type of denouement in which a seemingly unsolvable problem in a story is suddenly or abruptly resolved by an unexpected and unlikely occurrence. Its function is gen
Deus ex machina in Euripides's Medea, performed in 2009 in Syracuse, Italy; the sun god sends a golden chariot to rescue Medea.
Deus ex machina in Euripides's Medea, performed in 2009 in Syracuse, Italy; the sun god sends a golden chariot to rescue Medea.
Characters ascend into heaven to become gods at the end of the 1650 play Andromède.
Characters ascend into heaven to become gods at the end of the 1650 play Andromède.