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Across 1. The author of Oedipus the King 2. The gender not allowed to participate in Greek theatre 5. Greek belief in moderation 6. The final stanza in some odes 8. The style of acting in ancient Greece 10. Supposedly in a conspiracy against Oedipus 12. The opening of a play 14. Oedipus' grandfather 19. Where Oedipus was found as a baby 22. When Greek plays began (time of day) 23. The translator of our version of the play 25. He who told Oedipus of Polybus' death 26. "Son and husband to his mother" 28. The ruler of Athens during the Golden Age 29. Belief in many gods 30. The creaure that terrorized Thebes before Oedipus 33. Direct reference to an absent person or inanimate object 35. The apostrophe at the end of scene 4 37. The uncle/brother-in-law of Oedipus 38. The paradox in episode 1 41. Roman Mercury (wore winged shoes) 43. Sudden revelation 45. Purging of emothions experienced at the end of a tragedy 46. The art of divination 47. Hermes' son 48. Chorus song (rotating right to left)

Down 1. The translation of "Oedipus" 3. The final scene 4. The city in which the play takes place 7. Masks worn by actors 9. Chorus song (rotating left to right) 11. The city of Merope and Polybus 13. Approximate number of men in the chorus 15. When the audience knows information the characters are unaware of 16. The name for a monarch who assumes the throne through heroic deeds 17. The name for a monarch who inherited the throne 18. Someone who does someone else's bidding 20. Oedipus' alleged mother 21. Son of Labdicus 24. Leader of the chorus 27. Long, flowing, padded robe 31. Excessive pride 32. Being in the chorus was considered a _____ ____ 34. The small platform in front of the skene 36. So-called father of Oedipus 39. ___________ personae (the list of characters in a play) 40. Group of men who interpreted the meaning of the play 42. Oedipus' wife 44. The opening song of the chorus