The Trojan Women

The Trojan Women Glossary

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

responsive alternation between two groups, especially groups of singer

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

Buy Study Guide Cite this page