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- The plays includes are:
- Wasn't mean't to be a trilogy
- The "trilogy" was written over 36 years
- Oedipus was the mythical Greek King of Thebes.
- The greek gods Poseidon and Athena are in the play
- It is a tragedy
- was produced in 415 BCE
- the fates of the women of Troy after their city has been sacked, their husbands killed, and their remaining families about to be taken away as slaves
- The Iliad - main focus on the Trojan war.
- It was written in 750 BCE
- oldest surviving work of Greek literature.
- The Odyssey - set after the Trojan war. It was written in the 11th century BCE (no exact date is known).
- Originally the Iliad were broken up into different poems to be said and enjoyed.
- in honour of the goddess Athena (Goddess of wisdom and military victory, and also the patron of the city of Athens)
- held every 4 years
- games only for Athenians
- games for all Greeks (just like the Olympics - boxing, wrestling, pankration, pentathlon, and chariot racing)
- most prestigious games in Athenian Culture
- in honour of the god Dionysus (God of grape harvest, wine and patron of the arts)
- Athenians would gather together, sing, dance and drink plenty of wine
- goats were also sacrificed to Dionysus
- celebrated 4 times a year - went for 5 days at a time
- there was a playwright competition
- originally only dramatic/tragic plays would win
- in 449 BCE this changed to allow comedies to win the prize as well.
- It was first performed in 458 BCE
- the three plays are:
In each play, the God Apollo is either a character or is referenced to in the plot.
Literature in Ancient Athens played an important part of its culture. Four of Ancient Greek’s most significant authors were Homer, Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. Their most famous work are:
- The Iliad/The Odyssey (Homer)
- The Oresteia Trilogy (Aeschylus)
- The “Theban plays” (Sophocles)
- The Trojan Women (Euripides)
- in honour of the god Demeter (God of Harvest, and the Cycle of Life and Death.)
- Only women who were the spouses of Athenian citizens could attend the festival
- Occurred once a year - went for 3 days
- piglets were sacrificed
The architecture in Athens contains some of the most famous structures from the ancient world. The site containing the most important structures is The Acropolis, meaning “The highest point of the town”. The site’s important buildings and structures include:
Each structure is connected with a greek God.
In Ancient Athens their culture was made up from 3 different aspects. These are:
- Festivals
- Literature
- Architecture
Three important festivals celebrated out of the many that were held in Athens each year, are:
- The Festival of Dionysus
- Thesmophoria
- The Panathenaic Games