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Poetry set to music
Lyric Poetry
Instrument used with lyrical poetry in Ancient Greece
Lyre
Most popular lyric poet in Ancient Greece
Sappho
What were histories?
Records kept by historians that documented important events from the time period
Who was the historian that documented the Persian War. Known as the "Father of History"
Herodotus
Who was the historian that was an Athenian soldier that documented the Peloponnesian War in a neutral way?
Thucydides
_________________ were plays that described the hardships faced by Greek heroes
Tragedies
An __________________ poem was long and usually told of a Greek hero overcoming a bunch of obstacles.
Epic
Who was the most popular epic poet?
Homer
Epic poem about Achilles and his heroic triumphs of the Trojan War
The Iliad
Epic poem that tells the tale of Odysseus and his ten year journey home from the Trojan War
The Odyssey
Short stories that were told to teach a lesson
Fable
Most popular writer of fables
Aesop
A body of stories that uses gods and heroes to explain the events happening around them
Mythology
What is a deity?
Any being that is believed to have divine power over the people
Who is the king of the gods?
Zeus
