Medea, a play by the Greek playwright Euripides, explores the Greek-barbarian dichotomy through the character of Medea, a princess from the “barbarian”, or non-Greek, land of Colchis. Throughout the play, it becomes evident to the reader that Medea is no ordinary woman by Greek standards. Central to the whole plot is Medea’s barbarian origins and…
Origins of Tragedy Annual spring festival of the gods Dionysus, called the Great or City of Dionysia to distinguish between the lesser rural festivities for Dionysus Tragedy came into existence simultaneously with gradual transforming of Athens into democracy Arrangements of the festival lay in the hands of eponymous archon and choregoi, wealthy citizens were required…
1. They developed the world’s first democracy.2. They were the first people to take the scientific approach to medicine by actually studying the diseases. (Hippocrates)3. Playwrights wrote and produced the first dramas in outdoor theaters. (Euripides & Sophocles)4. They invented the rules of Geometry as well as other mathematics. (Euclid)5. They developed the art of…