Parodos
the first choral passage in an ancient Greek drama recited or sung as the chorus enters the orchestra
Strophe
the movement of the classical Greek chorus while turning from one side to the other of the orchestra
Maenad
a follower of Bacchus
Dervish
a person whirling and dancing quickly
Ode
a lyric poem that expresses a strong feeling
Antistrophe
a returning movement in Greek choral dance exactly answering to a previous strophe
Herald
an official messenger of a leader
Eddies
whirlpools
Monody
an ode sung by one voice
Stasimon
one of the regular choral odes between two episodes in a Greek tragedy possibly sung with the chorus standing in its place in the orchestra
Minion
a servile follower
Epode
the third part of a triadic Greek ode following the strophe and the antistrophe
Antiphonal
Lamentation
an expression of extreme sorrow or despair, especially as at a death
Matricides
murders of mothers
bacchant
belonging to an orgy, a revel
stricken
extremely afflicted
lotus
sweet clover; a tree that bears a fruit
craven
devoid of courage
plaited
braided
