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Dionysus myth Dionysus religion Dionysus theatre flower myth

Row 1, Col 1 Who was Dionysus mother and what happened to her? Semele, burned to a crisp when asked to see Zeus in all his splendor

1,2 What do you call female followers? Bacchae

1,3 When and why does the chorus sing a rapid lyric? high tension, climax

1,4 What was Echos crime and how was she punished? distracted Hera with chatter so Zeus could go cheat, punishment was only to repeat what others said

2,1 What happened to Lycurgus? He killed Bacchanal nurses so he was driven mad, attempted to rape his mother, pruned the legs off his son so the land became sterile and eventually he was put on a stake and left for wild horses to eat

2,2 Male followers that have horse tails and ears satyrs

2,3 What is a dithyramb? hymn of worship to Dionysus

2,4 Who is Narcisuss in love with and who is in love with him? Narcissus loves himself, Echo loves him

3,1 What happened to the Minyads? refused to believe so ate own children, went to join the Bacchae, and were turned ironically into bats

3,2 How is Dionysus religion different from the other Olympian religions and worship? Dionysus is in the midst of his followers, other gods are separate, followers can feel Dionysus presence, Dionysus lived on earth

3,3 Who is Thespis and what did he do? 1 st actor to step out of chorus, created acting

3,4 Runs from Pan and becomes reeds which Pan slashes into a pipe Syrinx

4,1 What happened to the Proetids? did not believe, had leprosy, turned into cows and they ate their children, finally cured 2 but 1 died

4,2 Explain madness both a punishment and gift

4,3 What did Aechylus add? another actor from 1 to 2

4,4 How is Hyacinthus killed and who mourns him? Apollo accidentally hits him with a discus in the head, Apollo mourns him

5,1 What happened to Pentheus? He ridiculed Dionysus by imprisoning him and cutting his hair. He dressed as a woman to go see the women and his mother pulled him out of a tree and tore off his arm. The other women ripped him apart. His mother carried his head on a thryce through town.

5,2 Define enthusiasmos and ekstasis enthusiasm-being filled with god ecstacy- standing outside oneself

5,3 Give one theory about the origin of theatre. from dithyramb, religious mystery performances, dead rituals

5,4 Two goddesses love Adonis. Who are they and how did he die? Aphrodite and Persephone Stabbed by the tusks of a wild boar when hunting