Oedipus the King, and the History of Ancient Greece

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Across 2. Excessive pride 3. Group of men who interpreted the meaning of the play 4. ___________ personae (the list of characters in a play) 6. The name for a monarch who inherited the throne 7. Belief in many gods 10. Oedipus' grandfather 11. The final stanza in some odes 12. Greek belief in moderation 14. The creaure that terrorized Thebes before Oedipus 15. The style of acting in ancient Greece 20. Masks worn by actors 21. When the audience knows information the characters are unaware of 23. The opening song of the chorus 25. Leader of the chorus 26. Son of Labdicus 27. The ruler of Athens during the Golden Age 29. The name for a monarch who assumes the throne through heroic deeds 33. Chorus song (rotating right to left) 36. He who told Oedipus of Polybus' death 38. Approximate number of men in the chorus 39. The small platform in front of the skene 40. So-called father of Oedipus 41. The final scene 42. Someone who does someone else's bidding 43. The city in which the play takes place 44. Oedipus' wife 45. Roman Mercury (wore winged shoes)

Down 1. Being in the chorus was considered a _____ ____ 3. Purging of emothions experienced at the end of a tragedy 5. The paradox in episode 1 7. The translator of our version of the play 8. The translation of "Oedipus" 9. The uncle/brother-in-law of Oedipus 13. Chorus song (rotating left to right) 14. The author of Oedipus the King 16. Direct reference to an absent person or inanimate object 17. Where Oedipus was found as a baby 18. The opening of a play 19. Supposedly in a conspiracy against Oedipus 22. When Greek plays began (time of day) 24. The art of divination 28. The city of Merope and Polybus 30. "Son and husband to his mother" 31. The gender not allowed to participate in Greek theatre 32. Long, flowing, padded robe 34. Hermes' son 35. Sudden revelation 36. Oedipus' alleged mother 37. The apostrophe at the end of scene 4

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